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SB 2125STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSING.

Allows the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Requires that unlicensed teachers hired on an emergency basis make continuous and verifiable progress toward satisfying licensing requirements. Sunsets on 6/30/2031, but provides that unlicensed emergency hires employed before the sunset date may continue employment for up to five years from their hiring date, under certain conditions. (CD1)

Voted 5/26/2026View source

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

76 yea·0 nay·6 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 5/26/2026Act 030, 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130).
  2. 5/26/2026Act 030, on 05/22/2026 (Gov. Msg. No. 1130).
  3. 5/8/2026Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
  4. 5/8/2026Enrolled to Governor.
  5. 5/6/2026Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
  6. 5/6/2026Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with Representative(s) Garcia, Reyes Oda voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Belatti, Garrett, Iwamoto, Perruso voting no (4) and Representative(s) Alcos excused (1).
  7. 5/6/2026Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
  8. 5/1/2026Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 05-01-26 4:00PM in conference room 229.
  9. 5/1/2026The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 2 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.
  10. 5/1/2026The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Lee, M., La Chica, Olds, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Sayama.