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HB 1840STATE · HawaiiIntroduced

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to develop an alternative pathway for a visiting international educator permit aligned to the duration of the educator's J-1 visa program. Permits the Department of Education and charter schools to hire unlicensed individuals as teachers on an emergency basis for five, rather than three, years. Requires HTSB to extend the five-year period in the case of a declared state of emergency. Requires the Department of Education to provide support to assist emergency hires in meeting the requirements of licensure and require the training be mandatory for emergency hires in their fourth and fifth years. Effective 7/31/2055. (SD1)

Voted 4/16/2026

Roll-call record

How representatives voted

34 yea·0 nay·6 other

Docket history

Action history

  1. 4/16/2026Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 599).
  2. 4/14/2026House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
  3. 4/10/2026Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 533) in amended form (SD 1).
  4. 4/10/2026Report Adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
  5. 4/9/2026One Day Notice 04-10-26.
  6. 4/9/2026Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3636) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
  7. 4/6/2026The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..
  8. 4/1/2026The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 04-06-26 10:32AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.
  9. 3/30/2026Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
  10. 3/30/2026Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3260) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.