RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

SB1585

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1585

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025

STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING
TO workforce development
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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 education and vocational training are the cornerstones
of professional development for students seeking job opportunities and career
development throughout the State.
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The
Hawaii P-20 partnerships for education advisory council and its associated
members from the executive office on early learning, Hawaii department of education,
and university of Hawaii, including the university of Hawaii community
colleges, collaborate to improve educational pathways from early childhood
through higher education to imbue students with vocational skills and knowledge
that will prepare them for careers and develop them as leaders within the
community.
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This cooperation is vital to
foster economic growth and stability.

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The legislature further finds that longstanding
vacancies within the state workforce have created challenges for state departments
seeking to fill positions with qualified candidates.
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Accordingly, the Hawaii P-20 partnerships for education
aims to fulfill vocational needs for these departments.
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To meet these goals, it is imperative that the
P-20 partnerships for education work closely with state departments such as the
department of labor and industrial relations; department of human resources development;
department of business, economic development, and tourism; the university of
Hawaii system, including the university of Hawaii community colleges; and the
Hawaii state department of education.

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The legislature further finds that creating
a performance metric to measure the development of P-20 partnerships for
education programs will promote accountability in state spending, ensuring that
state appropriations are used responsibly and efficiently toward meeting
program initiatives.

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The purpose of this Act is to establish and
implement evidence-based performance metrics for the Hawaii P-20 partnerships
for education to allow better evidence-based assessments for its workforce and
pathway development programs.

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SECTION 2.
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Chapter 304A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new part
to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

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Part
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HAWAII P-20 PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATION

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�304A-
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Hawaii P-20; performance
metrics evaluation program; established.
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(a)
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The Hawaii P-20 partnerships
for education shall establish and implement evidence-based assessments of its
workforce and pathway development programs for Hawaii students, as provided in
this section.

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(b)
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The Hawaii P-20 partnerships for education shall create and maintain
records of standardized performance metrics relating to the outcomes of its workforce
and pathway development programs, including the number of students utilizing
those pathways to fill to public sector job vacancies and vacancies in Hawaii's
private sector workforce.

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(c)
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The Hawaii P-20 partnerships for education advisory council shall work
with the:

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(1)
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Department
of labor and industrial relations;

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(2)
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Department
of human resources development;

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(3)
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Department
of business, economic development, and tourism;

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(4)
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University
of Hawaii system, including the university of Hawaii community colleges; and

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(5)
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Department
of education,

to develop
the metrics and standards used to measure the performance-based outcomes required
under this section to ensure alignment with the vocational and economic goals
of the P-20 partnerships for education program.

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(d)
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Funds appropriated to P-20 partnerships for education may be transferred
to other state departments or agencies in accordance with the
performance-metrics and outcomes relating to student achievement, degree
attainment, and the number or percentage of jobs in career paths that lead to
living wage positions.

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(e)
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Any amount under subsection (d) that is not transferred to another
program shall lapse to the general fund at the end of the fiscal year.

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(f)
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No later than
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days prior to the convening of each regular
session, the Hawaii P-20 partnerships for education advisory council shall
submit a report to the legislature that summarizes the evidence-based
assessment of its workforce and pathway development programs under this
section, including:

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(1)
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The
number of pathways created that connect students with emerging sector jobs, as
identified by the department of business, economic development, and tourism;

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(2)
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The
number of job vacancies listed that are actual local jobs;

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(3)
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The
number of job vacancies listed that are vacancies in state government; and

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(4)
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The
number of job vacancies that have been filled by Hawaii students using the
pathways developed by P-20 partnerships for education."

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SECTION 3.
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There is appropriated or authorized for expenditure out of the federal funds
received by the State of Hawaii the sum of $6,000,000 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 the career and technical education
program.

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The sums appropriated or authorized shall
be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

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SECTION 4.
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This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Education;
Hawaii P-20; University of Hawaii; Appropriation

Description:

Establishes and implements evidence-based performance
metrics for the P-20 Partnerships for Education to allow better evidence-based
assessments of the P-20 Partnerships for Education advisory council's workforce
and pathway development programs.
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Requires reports to the Legislature.
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Authorizes the expenditure of federal funds.

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