Hawaii SCR195: Requesting the Board of Education, in Collaboration with the Department of Education, to Revise Public High School Graduation Requirements to Include Successful Completion of a Standalone Financial Literacy Course.

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

THE SENATE ~ IN THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 H.D. STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, IN COLLABORATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO REVISE PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS TO INCLUDE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETION OF A STANDALONE FINANCIAL LITERACY COURSE. WHEREAS, in 2025, the Hawaii State Senate adopted Senate Resolution No. 44, requesting the Department of Education (Department) to develop and implement a statewide financial literacy curricula plan for public high school students; and WHEREAS, the Department responded to the senate resolution by announcing that, beginning with the incoming freshmen in the Class of 2030, all students in state public schools must successfully complete a financial literacy educational opportunity before graduation and document completion through their Personal Transition Plan (PTP); and WHEREAS, to enable students to meet this requirement, the Department is allowing public schools to take a variety of instructional approaches, including self-paced learning options, integration into existing courses, and other instructional designs that align with the Department's financial literacy program standards; and WHEREAS, the Board of Education, however, did not hold a formal vote to approve the new requirement or consider alternative options for students to gain a high-quality financial literacy education; and WHEREAS, a 2024 Financial Literacy Task Force (Task Force) report prepared and submitted by the Department to the Board of Education considered …

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Sponsors

• Donna Kim (D, 14) · primary sponsor
• Stanley Chang (D, 9)
• Brandon Elefante (D, 16)
• Troy Hashimoto (D, 5)
• Lorraine Inouye (D, 1)
• Dru Kanuha (D, 3)
• Tim Richards (D, SD-004)

Latest actions

1. May 12, 2026: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26.
2. April 27, 2026: Received notice of Adoption (Sen. Com. No. 781).
3. April 27, 2026: Resolution adopted in final form.
4. April 27, 2026: Received notice of reconsideration and Senate agreement (Sen. Com. No. 763).
5. April 24, 2026: One Day Notice 04-27-26
6. April 24, 2026: Senate agrees with House amendments. Placed on the calendar for Final Reading on 04-27-26.
7. April 24, 2026: Reconsideration of action taken on 04-21-26 in disagreeing to the House amendments.
8. April 24, 2026: Received notice of all Senate conferees being discharged (Sen. Com. No. 743).
9. April 24, 2026: Senate Conferee(s) discharged.
10. April 22, 2026: Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 722).

Votes

• Adopted as amended in HD 1 with Representative(s) Iwamoto voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3) (April 20, 2026): 48 yea, 0 nay, passed
• EDN: recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 16, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
• EDU: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED (April 6, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SCR195?

SCR195 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Board of Education, in Collaboration with the Department of Education, to Revise Public High School Graduation Requirements to Include Successful Completion of a Standalone Financial Literacy Course.

What is the status of SCR195?

Passed both chambers as of April 27, 2026. Latest action: Certified copies of resolutions sent, 05-12-26. (May 12, 2026).

Who sponsored SCR195?

Donna Kim (D, 14), with 6 co-sponsors.

Where is the official record for SCR195?

On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=195&year=2026