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HB1072 • 2026

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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

The bill text does not provide specific details about how funds will be distributed or if they cover all supply needs.

Education Supplies Funding

This bill appropriates $3,000,000 each year from state funds to the Department of Education for teacher-requested classroom supplies in fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $3,000,000 each year from state funds to the Department of Education for teacher-requested classroom supplies.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Teachers in Hawaii
  • Students in Hawaii

Terms To Know

Public-Private Partnerships
Collaborations between government agencies and businesses or organizations to achieve common goals.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how the funds will be distributed among schools.
  • It is unclear if this funding will cover all classroom supply needs for teachers.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-23 H

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

  3. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-21 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
DOE; Education Supplies; Public-Private Partnerships; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for teacher-requested classroom supplies for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

Current Bill Text

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HB1072

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1072

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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The legislature
finds that teachers understand their students' needs and tailor their
classrooms to create an engaging and effective learning experience.
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Nationwide, teachers spend an average of five
hundred dollars out-of-pocket on their classrooms each year.
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To alleviate the financial burden on teachers,
the department of education is committed to providing funding for teacher-requested
classroom supplies.

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The
purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of education for
teacher-requested classroom supplies.
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The department of education intends to engage in public-private partnerships
focused on leveraging existing financial resources from both sectors, to
provide teachers and students with project-based resources.

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SECTION 2.
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There is
appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of
$3,000,000 or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2025-2026 and
the same sum or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2026-2027 to
carry out the purposes of this Act, including providing for teacher-requested
classroom supplies.

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The sums appropriated shall be expended by the department of
education for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION
3.
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This Act, upon its approval, shall
take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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BY REQUEST

Report Title:

DOE; Education
Supplies; Public-Private Partnerships; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for
teacher-requested classroom supplies for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

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