Bills

HB 1892: BOARD OF EDUCATION; PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHER REPRESENTATIVE

  • Session Year: 2025-2026
  • House: House
  • Latest Version Date: 2026-02-18

Current Status:

In Progress

(2026-02-24: The committee on JHA recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 7 Ayes: Representative(s) Tarnas, Poepoe, Belatti, Kahaloa, Sayama, Takayama, Shimizu; Ayes with reservations: none; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Cochran; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Hashem, Garcia.)

Introduced

First Committee Review

First Chamber

Second Committee Review

Second Chamber

Final Decking

Enacted

Version:

Requires the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) to appoint to the Board of Education a nonvoting public school teacher representative.  Authorizes the nonvoting public school teacher representative to participate in all Board of Education meetings and enter into executive sessions, except in certain matters related to collective bargaining negotiations or personnel matters that may pose a conflict of interest.  Effective 7/1/3000.  (HD2)

Discussed in Hearing

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs1MIN
Feb 24, 2026

House Standing Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs

House Standing Committee on Labor2MIN
Feb 12, 2026

House Standing Committee on Labor

House Standing Committee on Labor34SEC
Feb 12, 2026

House Standing Committee on Labor

House Standing Committee on Education3MIN
Feb 3, 2026

House Standing Committee on Education

House Standing Committee on Education1MIN
Feb 3, 2026

House Standing Committee on Education

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