SB3262 • 2026

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: KIM, CHANG, FEVELLA, HASHIMOTO, INOUYE, KIDANI, Wakai
Last action: 2026-05-08
Official status: Enrolled to Governor.
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

The official source material does not provide details on what happens if all nominees are rejected by the Senate or how this change will impact the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board's operations.

Education Rules for Hawaii's Teacher Standards Board

This bill requires that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board submit three nominees for its Executive Director to the Board of Education, which must then appoint one with Senate approval.

What This Bill Does

Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to send a list of three people who could be the next Executive Director to the Board of Education.
The Board of Education must pick an Executive Director from this list with help and approval from the Senate.

Who It Names or Affects

Hawaii's Teacher Standards Board
The Board of Education in Hawaii
The Senate in Hawaii

Terms To Know

Executive Director: A top leader who runs the day-to-day operations for an organization.
Board of Education: An official group that makes decisions about schools and education in a state or district.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify what happens if the Senate rejects all three nominees.
It is unclear how this change will affect the work of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board.
This bill has passed both chambers but needs approval from the Governor to become law.

Amendments

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

CD1

Hawaii published version CD1

Plain English: SB3262 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB3262 CD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
3262 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

HD1

Hawaii published version HD1

Plain English: SB3262 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB3262 HD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
3262 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII H.D.

SD1

Hawaii published version SD1

Plain English: SB3262 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.

SB3262 SD1 THE SENATE S.B.
NO.
3262 THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 S.D.
1 STATE OF HAWAII A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION .

Bill History

2026-05-08 S
Enrolled to Governor.
2026-05-08 S
Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 888).
2026-05-06 H
Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 816).
2026-05-06 H
Passed Final Reading as amended in CD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Alcos, Belatti, Cochran, Garcia, Garrett, Gedeon, Grandinetti, Hussey, Iwamoto, Matsumoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Pierick, Poepoe, Ratcliffe, Reyes Oda, Shimizu voting no (17) and none excused (0).
2026-05-06 S
Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . 0 No(es): none. 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-29 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Wednesday, 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 H
Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 72-26) as amended in (CD 1).
2026-04-29 S
48 Hrs. Notice (as amended CD 1) 05-06-26.
2026-04-29 S
Reported from Conference Committee as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 72-26).
2026-04-29 H
The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments. The votes were as follows: 5 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Tarnas, La Chica, Olds, Muraoka; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-29 S
The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Rhoads, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-04-29 S
Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-29-26 4:45 PM; Conference Room 229.
2026-04-28 H
Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-29-26 3:00PM in conference room 229.
2026-04-27 S
Conference committee meeting scheduled for 04-28-26 2:55PM; Conference Room 229.
2026-04-27 S
Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 839).
2026-04-24 H
House Conferees Appointed: Woodson, Tarnas Co-Chairs; La Chica, Olds, Muraoka.
2026-04-21 H
Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 718).
2026-04-21 S
Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Rhoads Co-Chair; DeCorte.
2026-04-16 H
Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 710).
2026-04-16 S
Senate disagrees with House amendments.
2026-04-16 S
Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 771).
2026-04-14 H
Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Garcia, Gedeon, Matsumoto, Poepoe, Shimizu, Souza voting aye with reservations; Representative(s) Iwamoto, Muraoka, Perruso, Reyes Oda voting no (4) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2026-04-10 H
Deferred one day 04-14-26.
2026-04-08 H
Forty-eight (48) hours notice Friday, 04-10-26.
2026-04-08 H
Reported from JHA (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1827-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2026-04-02 H
The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Hashem, Kahaloa, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Cochran, Garcia, Shimizu; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Belatti, Sayama.
2026-03-31 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by JHA on Thursday, 04-02-26 2:00PM in House conference room 325 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-24 H
Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on JHA with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Garrett, Quinlan excused (2).
2026-03-24 H
Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1383-26), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to JHA.
2026-03-19 H
The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Souza; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Muraoka; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2026-03-17 H
Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 03-19-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
2026-03-12 H
Referred to EDN, JHA, referral sheet 17
2026-03-12 H
Pass First Reading
2026-03-10 H
Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 396) in amended form (SD 1).
2026-03-10 S
Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2026-03-06 S
48 Hrs. Notice 03-10-26.
2026-03-06 S
Reported from JDC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3077) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2026-03-05 S
The committee(s) on JDC recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in JDC were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Rhoads, Gabbard, Chang, San Buenaventura, Awa; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2026-02-25 S
The committee(s) on JDC will hold a public decision making on 03-05-26 10:01AM; Conference Room 016 & Videoconference.
2026-02-20 S
Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to JDC.
2026-02-20 S
Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2577) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to JDC.
2026-02-18 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, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kidani, Fukunaga.
2026-02-13 S
The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-18-26 1:02PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.
2026-02-02 S
Referred to EDU, JDC.
2026-01-28 S
Passed First Reading.
2026-01-28 S
Introduced.

Official Summary Text

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
HTSB; BOE; Executive Director; Appointment; Advice and Consent
Requires that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board submit three nominees for its Executive Director to the Board of Education. Requires the Board of Education to appoint an Executive Director from the nominees on the list, subject to advice and consent of the Senate. (CD1)

Current Bill Text

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SB3262

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

3262

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
1
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Section 302A-801, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
amended by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:

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"(f)
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The board may employ an executive director
for a term of up to four years, who shall be appointed by the board of education
,
with the advice and consent of the senate, and
without regard to chapters
76 and 89; provided that
the board of education shall appoint the executive
director from a list of three nominees submitted by
the board [
shall
submit a nominee
] to the board of education [
for approval or disapproval
];
provided further that if the
senate fails to confirm the
nominee [
is disapproved
],
the board
of education
shall submit another nominee to the [
board of
education
]
senate
for [
approval or disapproval.
]
advice
and consent.

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The
board may terminate the executive director's contract for cause; provided that
the board shall submit the recommendation for termination to the board of
education for approval or disapproval.
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SECTION
2.
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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
3.
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This Act shall take effect upon its
approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

HTSB; BOE;
Executive Director; Appointment; Advice and Consent

Description:

Requires
that the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board submit three nominees for its Executive
Director to the Board of Education.
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Requires the Board of Education to appoint an Executive Director from
the nominees on the list, subject to advice and consent of the Senate.
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