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Measure details
- Jurisdiction
- Hawaii
- Session
- 2026
- Chamber
- upper
- Classification
- resolution
- Subjects
- DOE, Educator Preparation Programs, Literacy, Teacher Licensure, UH
- Introduced / first action
- 2026-03-16 00:00:00
Hawaii 2026
REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, TO REQUIRE COMPLETION OF COMPREHENSIVE COURSEWORK IN READING, LANGUAGE, AND LITERACY AS A CONDITION FOR GRADUATION FROM ANY STATE-APPROVED EDUCATOR PREPARATION PROGRAM LEADING TO TEACHER LICENSURE.
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Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1).
passageReported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3561) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
One Day Notice 04-09-26.
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-favorableThe committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 04-06-26 1:00PM; Conference Room 229 & Videoconference.
Referred to EDU.
referral-committeeOffered.
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