HB 1888: DOE; PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS; EDUCATIONAL WORKERS; PROTECTION AND WORKPLACE SAFETY; PENAL CODE; HARASSMENT; APPROPRIATION

Session Year: 2025-2026
House: House
Latest Version Date: 2026-02-19

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-24: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Cochran, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Shimizu; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the Department of Education and public charter schools to take certain steps to report incidents of harassment and implement procedures for handling harassment of educational workers. Elevates the penalty for harassment to a misdemeanor when the recipient is an educational worker. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing