HI SB 2224
died on adjournmentRELATING TO EDUCATION.
Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper
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Quick answers
Did HI SB 2224 pass?
No. HI SB 2224 died when the 2026 Regular Session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2026-01-26): Referred to EDU/CPN, WAM.
What is HI SB 2224 about?
Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, requires each public school in the State, including charter schools, to employ, or retain under contract, at least one mental health professional for every 250 students enrolled, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Department of Education to submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates moneys for the Department of Education to contract for mental health professionals and to establish an unspecified number of full‑time equivalent mental health professional positions within the Department of Education.
Who sponsors HI SB 2224?
CHANG, FEVELLA, RHOADS are the primary sponsors of HI SB 2224, joined by 1 cosponsor.
Description
Beginning with the 2028-2029 school year, requires each public school in the State, including charter schools, to employ, or retain under contract, at least one mental health professional for every 250 students enrolled, subject to certain conditions. Requires the Department of Education to submit a progress report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2027. Appropriates moneys for the Department of Education to contract for mental health professionals and to establish an unspecified number of full‑time equivalent mental health professional positions within the Department of Education.
- Introduced
- 2026-01-21
- Latest action
- 2026-01-26 — Referred to EDU/CPN, WAM.
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
Sponsors
- CHANGprimary
- FEVELLAprimary
- RHOADSprimary
- Wakaicosponsor
Committees
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Action timeline
Newest first
2026-01-26
Referred to EDU/CPN, WAM.
referral-committee
2026-01-21
Introduced and passed First Reading.
introduction,reading-1
2026-01-14
Pending Introduction.
Versions
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Related bills
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