HB2381 • 2026

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

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Sponsor: REYES ODA, ALCOS, COCHRAN, GARCIA, HASHEM, HOLT, KAHALOA, KEOHOKAPU-LEE LOY, KUSCH, LEE, M., OLDS, PIERICK, POEPOE
Last action: 2026-02-20
Official status: Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
Effective date: Not listed

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RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

What This Bill Does

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Public Charter Schools; Per-pupil Allocation; Weighted Student Formula; TNBCIP; Teacher Differential Establishes a Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program to incentivize public charter school teachers who achieve national board certification under the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
Requires that incentives paid to public charter school teachers under the Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program established for public charter school teachers and other teacher differentials be paid from funds appropriated to the State Public Charter School Commission, instead of the per-pupil allocation.
Effective 7/1/3000.

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Plain English: HB2381 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.

HB2381 HD1 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES H.B.
NO.
2381 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS .

Bill History

2026-02-20 H
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Quinlan excused (1).
2026-02-20 H
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 694-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2026-02-19 H
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-02-17 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-02-02 H
Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6
2026-01-28 H
Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2026-01-27 H
Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Public Charter Schools; Per-pupil Allocation; Weighted Student Formula; TNBCIP; Teacher Differential
Establishes a Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program to incentivize public charter school teachers who achieve national board certification under the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Requires that incentives paid to public charter school teachers under the Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program established for public charter school teachers and other teacher differentials be paid from funds appropriated to the State Public Charter School Commission, instead of the per-pupil allocation. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

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HB2381

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

2381

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating
to public charter schools
.

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

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SECTION
1
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Section
302D-28, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and
(b) to read as follows:

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(a)
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[
Beginning with fiscal year 2012-2013, and
each fiscal year thereafter, the
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The
non-facility
general
fund
per‑pupil funding request for charter school students
shall be the same as the
general fund
per-pupil amount
to the department in the most recently approved executive budget recommendation
for the department and shall be based upon reasonable projected enrollment
figures for all charter schools.
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The
general
fund
per-pupil request for each regular education and special
education student shall:

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(1)
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Include all
general fund regular education cost categories, including comprehensive school
support services, but excluding special education services, adult education,
and the after-school plus program; provided that these services are provided
and funded by the department; and

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(2)
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Exclude [
fringe
]
:

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(A)
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Fringe

benefit costs [
and debt
]
;

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(B)
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Amounts
provided to charter school teachers under section 302A-706 and other teacher
differentials approved by the department; and

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(C)
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service.

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(b)
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[
Fringe benefit costs
]
Costs under subsection (a)(2)(A)

for charter school employees, regardless of the payroll system utilized by a
charter school, shall be included in the department of budget and finance's
annual budget request.
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Costs under
subsection (a)(2)(B)

shall
be included in the state public charter school commission's annual
budget request.
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No [
fringe
benefit
] costs
under subsections (a)(2)(A) or (B)
shall be charged
directly to or deducted from the charter school per‑pupil allocations.

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The
legislature shall make an appropriation based upon the budget request; provided
that the legislature may make additional appropriations for facility and other
costs.

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The
governor, pursuant to chapter 37, may impose restrictions or reductions on
charter school appropriations similar to those imposed on department schools."

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SECTION
2.
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Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken.
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New statutory
material is underscored.

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SECTION 3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval;
provided that section 1 shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 2026-2027.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Public
Charter Schools; Per-pupil Allocation; Weighted Student Formula; TNBCIP;
Teacher Differential

Description:

Requires
that incentives paid to public charter school teachers under the Teacher
National Board Certification Incentive Program and other teacher differentials
be paid from moneys appropriated to the State Public Charter School Commission,
instead of the per-pupil allocation.

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