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Hawaii 2026

HB 2567

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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Source: Open States / PluralUpdated 2026-11-12 00:12:40 UTC.

Official record

Measure details

Jurisdiction
Hawaii
Session
2026
Chamber
lower
Classification
bill
Subjects
Appropriation ($), BOE, Cap, Complex Area Superintendents, DOE, Superintendent-Level Positions
Introduced / first action
2026-01-28 00:00:00

Source-supplied abstracts

Establishes a cap on the total number of superintendent-level positions within the Department of Education, with certain exceptions. Defines "superintendent-level position". Authorizes the Board of Education to conduct a written performance evaluation of each Complex Area Superintendent every two years. Appropriates funds to establish two Deputy Superintendent positions within the Office of the Superintendent. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

Sponsors

Source-supplied history

Actions

  1. Senate Conferees Appointed: Kim Chair; Hashimoto Co-Chair; DeCorte.

  2. Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 717).

    receipt

  3. Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 780).

    receipt

  4. House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).

    amendment-failure

  5. Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Elefante, Fevella, Fukunaga, Keohokalole, Lamosao. Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.

    passage

  6. Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 703) in amended form (SD 1).

  7. Reported from EDU/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3727) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.

  8. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  9. 48 Hrs. Notice 04-14-26.

  10. The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga.

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Senator(s) Dela Cruz, Moriwaki, DeCoite, Elefante, Hashimoto, Inouye, Kanuha, Kidani, Kim, Richards, Wakai, Fevella; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Lee, C..

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. The committee(s) on EDU/WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 04-06-26 10:29AM; Conference Room 211 & Videoconference.

  13. Re-Referred to EDU/WAM.

    referral-committee

  14. The committee on EDU deferred the measure.

    deferral

  15. The committee(s) on EDU added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 03-25-26 1:12PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  16. Public notice requirement waived pursuant to Senate Rule 21.

  17. Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 221).

    introduction, receipt

  18. Passed First Reading.

    reading-1

  19. Referred to EDU, WAM.

    referral-committee

  20. Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 940-26), recommending passage on Third Reading.

  21. Passed Third Reading with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Perruso, Sayama excused (2). Transmitted to Senate.

    passage

  22. The committee on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 16 Ayes: Representative(s) Todd, Takenouchi, Hartsfield, Hussey, Keohokapu-Lee Loy, Kitagawa, Kusch, Lee, M., Miyake, Morikawa, Perruso, Templo, Yamashita, Alcos, Gedeon, Reyes Oda; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 0 Excused: none.

    committee-passage-favorable

  23. Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 03-03-26 2:00PM in House conference room 308 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  24. Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 497-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.

  25. Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0).

    reading-2, referral-committee

  26. The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Kapela, Kila, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Garrett.

    committee-passage-favorable

  27. Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Tuesday, 02-17-26 2:00PM in House conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.

  28. Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 6

    referral-committee

  29. Introduced and Pass First Reading.

    introduction, reading-1

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