Hawaii House Bill 1491

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Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-1)
Status: Introduced on January 23 2025 - 25% progression
Action: 2025-01-27 - Referred to EDN/HED, FIN, referral sheet 4
Pending: House Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires the Department of Education to develop and implement a climate education, environmental sustainability, and indigenous knowledge into the K-12 curriculum and climate education and environmental sustainability teacher training and professional development programs. Requires the University of Hawaii to develop and implement a series of courses on climate education and environmental sustainability, to be completed by every student prior to the student's graduation, and establish sustainability practices across all university campuses to promote sustainability. Requires the Department of Education and University of Hawaii to conduct annual sustainability audits across their respective campuses to assess the progress of each campus in integrating sustainability into their curriculum and operations.

Relating To Education.

Rep. Amy Perruso [D]	Rep. Ikaika Hussey [D]	Rep. Kim Iwamoto [D]	Rep. Kirstin Kahaloa [D]
Rep. Jeanne Kapela [D]	Rep. Mahina Poepoe [D]	Rep. Kanani Souza [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-01-27	House	Referred to EDN/HED, FIN, referral sheet 4
2025-01-23	House	Introduced and Pass First Reading.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1491&year=2025
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/HB1491_.HTM