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HB863 • 2026

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Budget Education
Active

The official status still shows this bill as active or still awaiting another formal step.

Sponsor
LA CHICA, AMATO, IWAMOTO, KILA, KITAGAWA, LOWEN, MARTEN, MATAYOSHI, MIYAKE, MORIKAWA, POEPOE, REYES ODA, TODD
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The bill does not explicitly mention encouraging public-private partnerships or reducing out-of-pocket expenses for teachers.

Education Supplies Funding

This bill provides funding to the Department of Education for teacher-requested classroom supplies.

What This Bill Does

  • Appropriates $3,000,000 from general revenues for fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027 for teacher-requested classroom supplies.

Who It Names or Affects

  • Teachers who request classroom supplies

Terms To Know

Appropriation
Money set aside by the government to be used for a specific purpose.

Limits and Unknowns

  • The bill does not specify how funds will be distributed to teachers.
  • It is unclear what types of supplies can be purchased with this funding.

Amendments

These notes stay tied to the official amendment files and metadata from the legislature.

HD1

1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: This amendment proposes to provide funding from the state's general revenues for teacher-requested classroom supplies in fiscal years 2025-2026 and 2026-2027.

  • Appropriates funds from the state’s general revenues for teacher-requested classroom supplies for two consecutive fiscal years.
  • The exact amount of funding is not specified in the amendment text.
  • The effective date mentioned (July 1, 3000) seems incorrect and likely contains an error.

Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-02-11 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) Cochran, Ward excused (2).

  3. 2025-02-11 H

    Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 340) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  4. 2025-02-04 H

    The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 11 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Sayama, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none.

  5. 2025-01-31 H

    Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-04-25 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  6. 2025-01-23 H

    Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 3

  7. 2025-01-23 H

    Introduced and Pass First Reading.

  8. 2025-01-21 H

    Pending introduction.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Department of Education; Education Supplies; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for teacher-requested classroom supplies. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)

Current Bill Text

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HB863

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

863

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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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 $500 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 department of education also 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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The
purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds to the department of education for
teacher-requested classroom supplies.

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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 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 shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department
of Education; Education Supplies; Appropriation

Description:

Appropriates
funds to the Department of Education for teacher‑requested classroom supplies.

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