Bill Text: HI HB2257 | 2024 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating To Public Education.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 24-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-26 - Referred to HET/EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3 [HB2257 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2257-Introduced.html
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H.B. NO. |
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to public education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that there is a
persistent shortage of teachers for Hawaii's public schools. This measure would establish a public
education scholarship program to provide financial assistance at the university
level for students in pursuit of educational degrees. In return, scholarship recipients would agree
to give back by teaching in a public school classroom in the State for a fixed
period of years. As a means to address
the statewide shortage of public educators, the legislature finds that this
measure addresses an issue of statewide concern.
SECTION 2. Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to subpart B of part II to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§304A- Public
education scholarship program. (a)
There is established the public education scholarship program to be
administered by the university of Hawaii.
The program shall pay for the tuition of a student in return for the
student's service commitment to teach in a public school classroom of the
department of education or a Hawaii public charter school; provided that the
student is a resident of the State.
(b)
The public education scholarship program shall cover the cost of up to sixty
credits at the university of Hawaii for a bachelor's degree in education;
provided that a recipient shall receive not more than the cash equivalent of up
to sixty credits from the program; provided further that a recipient who fails
to maintain satisfactory academic progress or does not receive an education
degree upon graduation shall be terminated from the program and shall be
required to repay the portion of the scholarship already dispensed on the
recipient's behalf.
(c)
Recipients shall be required to complete not more than seven years of
teaching within the ten years following graduation and having obtained a
license from the Hawaii teacher standards board in a public school classroom of
the department of education or a Hawaii public charter school. If a recipient fails to complete the required
service commitment, the recipient shall reimburse the university of Hawaii for
the full amount of the award received from the program.
(d)
The amount of scholarship funds awarded annually to recipients by the
university of Hawaii shall not exceed
$ .
(e)
The university of Hawaii shall establish the necessary policies and
procedures to implement and sustain the public education scholarship program,
including application procedures, eligibility requirements, and standards to
determine which applicants are awarded scholarships."
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2024-2025 for the public education scholarship program established pursuant to this Act.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37‑91 and 37‑93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the appropriations contained in H.B. No. , will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to be exceeded by $ or per cent. In addition, the appropriation contained in this Act will cause the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to be further exceeded by $ or per cent. The combined total amount of general fund appropriations contained in only these two Acts will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2024‑2025 to be exceeded by $ or per cent. The reasons for exceeding the general fund expenditure ceiling are that:
(1) The appropriation made in this Act is necessary to serve the public interest; and
(2) The appropriation made in this Act meets the needs addressed by this Act.
SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.
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Report Title:
Public School Education; Scholarship; Tuition; University of Hawaii; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes the Public Education Scholarship Program within the University of Hawaii to provide students who are residents of the State with scholarships in return for a service commitment to teach in a public school classroom of the Department of Education or Hawaii public charter school, under certain conditions. Appropriates funds.
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