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SB1063
THE SENATE
S.B. NO.
1063
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 a main
goal of the department of education's
State of Hawaii public
education 2023-2029 strategic plan is to have "all students graduate high
school prepared for college and career success and community and civic
engagement."
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As
part of this goal, an action item in the strategic plan includes
"expand[ing] students' opportunities for structured work-based learning
experiences, including internships for high school students, through
partnerships with employers, community partners, military and higher education
institutions."
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To achieve the goals set
forth in the strategic plan, the department of education is actively pursuing
internships for students, including graduating high school students.
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However, the department finds that once students
graduate from high school, they are no longer considered a student and are not
covered for workers' compensation while they are participating in a
department-sponsored work-based learning opportunity during the summer
following graduation.
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Therefore,
the purpose of this Act is to allow newly graduated former students to be
eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their
high school graduation while participating in work-based learning programs
sponsored by the department of education.
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SECTION
2
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Section 302A-430, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended to read as follows:
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�302A-430
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Coverage for workers' compensation.
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Whenever a student
or a new high school graduate
participating in
a school-approved work-based learning program sponsored by the department [
of
education
] or
a student participating in a school-approved work-based
learning program sponsored by
the [
University
]
university
of
Hawaii undertakes to perform work for a private or public employer as part of
the student's
or new high school graduate's
work-based learning program,
whether paid or unpaid, the State shall be deemed to be the responsible
employer for the purposes of workers' compensation coverage[
,
]
;
provided that no coverage under this section shall be provided beyond July 31
of the student's or the new high school graduate's high school graduation year,
and
that
coverage
shall be the student's
or the new high school
graduate's
exclusive remedy to the same extent as provided for in chapter
386 as against the State and the private employer participating in the program.
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SECTION
3.
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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 4.
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This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
INTRODUCED BY:
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Report Title:
DOE; Workers' Compensation; Work-based Internships
Description:
Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible
for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high
school graduation while participating in Department of Education-sponsored
work-based learning programs.
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