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SB1000 • 2026

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Budget Education
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Sponsor
KANUHA
Last action
2025-12-08
Official status
Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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RELATING TO EDUCATION.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

What This Bill Does

  • RELATING TO EDUCATION.
  • Department of Education; Education Supplies; Appropriation ($) Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for teacher requested classroom supplies.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-12-08 D

    Carried over to 2026 Regular Session.

  2. 2025-01-23 S

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

  3. 2025-01-21 S

    Passed First Reading.

  4. 2025-01-17 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Department of Education; Education Supplies; Appropriation ($)
Appropriates funds to the Department of Education for teacher
requested classroom supplies.

Current Bill Text

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SB1000

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1000

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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