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SB2880 • 2026

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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Sponsor
KIM, CHANG, DECORTE, HASHIMOTO, KIDANI, LAMOSAO, Ihara, Richards, San Buenaventura
Last action
2026-02-18
Official status
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.
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; Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program; Public Charter Schools; Teachers Clarifies that public charter school teachers are eligible for incentives under the Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-02-18 S

    Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to WAM.

  2. 2026-02-18 S

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2352) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to WAM.

  3. 2026-02-11 S

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga, Hashimoto.

  4. 2026-02-06 S

    The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-26 1:30PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.

  5. 2026-01-30 S

    Referred to EDU, WAM.

  6. 2026-01-26 S

    Passed First Reading.

  7. 2026-01-23 S

    Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Department of Education; Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program; Public Charter Schools; Teachers
Clarifies that public charter school teachers are eligible for incentives under the Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program.

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SB2880

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2880

THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026

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
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Section 302A-706, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

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"(a)
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There is established within the department
the teacher national board certification incentive program to recognize and
support exemplary teaching practice by supporting
all
public school
teachers
, including public charter school teachers,
who have achieved
national board certification under the certification program of the National
Board for Professional Teaching Standards.
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The teacher national board certification incentive program shall
provide:

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(1)
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A $5,000 bonus per year for each public
school teacher
, including each public charter school teacher,
who
maintains current national board certification;

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(2)
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$1,500 upon completing all components
of the certification program of the National Board for Professional Teaching
Standards;

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(3)
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A reimbursement of the remainder of the
national board certification application fee upon achievement of national board
certification; and

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(4)
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An additional $5,000 bonus per year for
each public school teacher
, including each public charter school teacher,

who maintains current national board certification and who teaches at:

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(A)
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A school
in a focus, priority, or
superintendent's zone, or other similar designation, as determined by the
department;

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(B)
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A
school with a high turnover rate, as
determined by the department; or

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(C)
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A hard-to-fill school, as determined by
the department."

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New statutory material is
underscored.

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SECTION
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department
of Education; Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program; Public
Charter Schools; Teachers

Description:

Clarifies
that public charter school teachers are eligible for incentives under the
Teacher National Board Certification Incentive Program.

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