RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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Sponsor: NAKAMURA (Introduced by request of another party)
Last action: 2025-12-08
Official status: Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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High School Diploma Program for Veterans

This bill allows the Department of Education to create a program that awards high school diplomas to veterans who missed out on getting one due to military service and those whose education was interrupted by wartime practices during World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam War.

What This Bill Does

Allows the Department of Education to set up a program for awarding high school diplomas to certain individuals.
Qualifies people who were inducted into the armed forces either voluntarily or compulsorily while enrolled in high school during specific time periods.
Includes those whose education was interrupted by wartime practices during World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War.
Requires applicants to provide information proving their eligibility for a diploma.

Who It Names or Affects

Veterans who missed out on getting a high school diploma due to military service.
Individuals whose education was interrupted by wartime practices during World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War.

Terms To Know

Department of Education: The government agency responsible for overseeing public schools in Hawaii.
Compulsorily or voluntarily induction into armed services: Being required to join the military (compulsory) or choosing to join the military (voluntary).

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify how many people might be eligible for this program.
It is unclear what specific information applicants need to provide to prove their eligibility.

Bill History

2025-12-08 D
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
2025-01-23 H
Referred to EDN, PBS, FIN, referral sheet 3
2025-01-23 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2025-01-21 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Veterans; High School Diploma; DOE
Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a program to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsorily or voluntarily induction into the armed services of the United States and to persons whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices.

Current Bill Text

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HB1067

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1067

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

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SECTION 1.
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Act 124,
Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, authorized the department of education until June
30, 2020, to award high school diplomas to qualified persons who did not
receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory induction into active
service in the armed services.

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The purpose of this Act is to authorize the
department of education to award high school diplomas to qualified persons who
did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsorily or
voluntarily induction into active service in the armed services of the United
States or any person whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime
practices during World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam War.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by
adding to part II a new section to part II to be appropriately designated and
to read as follows:

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High school diploma for armed services
veterans and others.

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(a)
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The
department is authorized to establish a program to award a high school diploma
to qualified persons who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsorily
or voluntarily induction into active service in the armed services of the
United States.

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(b)
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For purposes of this section, a "qualified person" is a person
who:

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(1)
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Was
a resident of the State or the Territory of Hawaii;

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(2)
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Was
compulsorily or voluntarily inducted into the armed services of the United
States between:

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(A)
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December 1, 1941, and August 30, 1945;

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(B)
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June 1, 1950, and July 31, 1953; or

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(C)
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August 1, 1964, and January 31, 1973,

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while enrolled in a
high school in the State or the Territory of Hawaii; and

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Did
not complete a high school curriculum and receive a high school diploma.

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(c)
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The department shall also award a high school diploma to any person
whose high school education was interrupted and did not receive a diploma due
to wartime practices during World War II, Korean War, or Vietnam War.

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(d)
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Qualified persons shall submit to the
department, on forms that the department shall prescribe, information
establishing eligibility for the award of a high school diploma under this
section.
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SECTION 3.
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New statutory material is underscored.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall
take effect upon its approval
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INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

Veterans; High School Diploma; DOE

Description:

Authorizes the Department of Education to establish a
program to award a high school diploma to qualified persons who did not receive
a high school diploma as a result of compulsorily or voluntarily induction into
the armed services of the United States and to persons whose high school
education was interrupted due to wartime practices.

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