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HI SR 191

passed one chamber

URGING THIS BODY TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRALIZED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SIMILAR SERVICE COOPERATIVE WOULD PROVIDE IMPROVED SUPPORT TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Hawaii · 2026 Regular Session · upper

Introduced
2026-03-16
Status date
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Latest action
2026-05-12 — Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
Bill type
resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • KIMprimary
  • HASHIMOTOprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2026-05-12

    Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.

  2. 2026-04-09

    Report and Resolution Adopted.

    passage

  3. 2026-04-08

    One Day Notice 04-09-26.

  4. 2026-04-08

    Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3513) with recommendation of adoption.

  5. 2026-04-06

    The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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

  6. 2026-04-02

    The committee(s) on EDU added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 04-06-26 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference.

  7. 2026-03-19

    Referred to EDU.

    referral-committee

  8. 2026-03-16

    Offered.

    introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.

    2026-04-06 · pass · 4-0

    Member-level votes (5)
    • Kim: yes
    • Kidani: yes
    • Hashimoto: yes
    • DeCorte: yes
    • Fukunaga: not voting

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Official source

https://capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SR&billnumber=191&year=2026

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