(Updated December 17, 2013 6:13 PM)
Read Legislative Priorities » (pdf)
Members were asked to respond to a legislative priorities survey August 14 through September 7, 2013. Member responses helped the teachers on the Government Relations Committee formulate legislative priorities that were recommended to the Board of Directors for approval. Teachers from every chapter voluntarily serve on the HSTA Government Relations Committee and the Board of Directors.
HSTA Lobbying Team
Ed Garcia
Teacher Lobbyist
Wil Okabe
President
Al Nagasako
Executive Director
Posted January 15, 2014
2014 Legislative Calendar
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/legcal.aspx
2014 Session Calendar - Printable PDF
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2014/docs/SessionCalendar.pdf
Posted January 22, 2014 9:05 p.m.
HAWAII STATE LEGISLATURE
Browse status of bills, see hearing notices, and contact your legislator.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/
NOTE: Links take users away from the HSTA Web site. If you are having trouble with bill links, please go directly to the Hawaii State Legislature Web site and enter the bill number on the left side of the Legislature’s Web site: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov
HSTA LEGISLATIVE ACTION CENTER
We are in the process of updating bills at:
http://capwiz.com/nea/hi/issues/bills/
(January 23, 2014, January 27, 2014)
Bills that support HSTA’s 2014 Legislative Priorities:
FULLY FUNDED, MANDATORY PRE-KINDERGARTEN AND KINDERGARTEN FOR ALL CHILDREN IN HAWAII.
HB14
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on HB14 Relating to Mandatory Kindergarten » (pdf)
HB 2276
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on HB2276 Establishing Early Childhood Education Program » (pdf)
SB2768 Relating to Kindergarten
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on SB2768 Relating to Kindergarten » (pdf)
SB2826
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on SB2826 Relating to Early Childhood Education » (pdf)
SB2975
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on SB2975 Relating to Early Learning » (pdf)
Professional teacher salaries that will help recruit and retain the best and brightest into Hawaii’s classrooms.
HB 2345 (allows dept of taxation to use funds from the tax admin special funds for taxpayer education purposes)
An elected Board of Education that answers to the public, not the governor and that meets its responsibility to educate all children of Hawaii.
HB 1511 and SB 2706 (Con Am; BOE appointment by legislature)
HB 1672 (requires the BOE to allow public testimony on items not on public meeting agenda)
REALISTIC BELL SCHEDULE
SB 2139
READ HSTA TESTIMONY in opposition of SB2139 HERE » (pdf)
SB2922
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on SB2922 HERE » (pdf)
HB 1675
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on HB1675 HERE » (pdf)
HEALTHY ENVIRONMENTS and appropriate climate control in every classroom that enhances improved learning
SB 2559
Read HSTA Testimony on SB2559 » (pdf)
SB 2424
Read HSTA Testimony on SB2424 - Air Conditioning » (pdf)
HB2596
Read HSTA Testimony on HB2596 - Air Conditioning » (pdf)
HB2595
Read HSTA Testimony on SB2595 » (pdf)
ADDITIONAL BILLS THAT WE ARE FOLLOWING IN 2014:
HB1551
Read HSTA Testimony on HB1551 » (pdf)
HB1971: Relating to Labor
Read HSTA Testimony on HB1971 » (pdf)
SB2236 - Use of Vacant Classrooms for Public Preschool Classrooms
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on SB2236 Use of Vacant Classroom for Public Preschool » (pdf)
HB1676
READ HSTA TESTIMONY on HB1676 Use of Vacant Classroom for Public Preschool » (pdf)
HB2410
Read HSTA Testimony on HB2410 » (pdf)
HB2576
Read HSTA Testimony on HB2576 » (pdf)
HB2597
Read HSTA Testimony on HB2597 » (pdf)