Hawaii SCR201: Requesting the Department of Education to Reissue Requests for Proposals for the Job Order Contracting Program Contractors and Prequalified Small Contractors to Ensure the Continuity of the Future Schools Now Program.

What the bill says

From the engrossed text:

THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026 -1 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REISSUE REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS FOR THE JOB ORDER CONTRACTING PROGRAM CONTRACTORS AND PREQUALIFIED SMALL CONTRACTORS TO ENSURE THE CONTINUITY OF THE FUTURE SCHOOLS NOW PROGRAM. WHEREAS, in 2018, the Department of Education piloted the Future Schools Now initiative, an innovative Job Order Contracting program for repairing school facilities quickly and efficiently; and WHEREAS, compared to the traditional design-bid-build process, job order contracting dramatically reduces the construction procurement timeline and costs by utilizing one competitively bid contract for multiple repair projects, thereby negating traditional design and construction management costs; and WHEREAS, capitalizing on this approach, the Future Schools Now program completed in a matter of months $20 million of school roof repairs, work that previously took years through the traditional design-bid-build process; and WHEREAS, for fiscal year 2019, the Legislature appropriated $70 million for the Job Order Contracting program to fix schools quickly and efficiently; and WHEREAS, due to its demonstrated success in accelerating school repairs, the Legislature again appropriated $70 million to the program for fiscal year 2020; and WHEREAS, as of August, 2021, the program had completed seven hundred ninety-one construction purchase orders totaling $84,979,362; and 2026-2225 SCR201 SDl SMA.docx Illi 91111111111111111111111111111111111 III Page 2 S.C.R. NO. S.D. WHEREAS, …

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Sponsors

• Donna Kim (D, 14) · primary sponsor
• Samantha DeCorte (R, 22)
• Mike Gabbard (D, 21)
• Troy Hashimoto (D, 5)
• Angus McKelvey (D, 6)
• Carol Fukunaga (D, 11)
• Joy San Buenaventura (D, 2)

Latest actions

1. April 20, 2026: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3).
2. April 20, 2026: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2209-26), recommending referral to FIN.
3. April 16, 2026: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 8 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, La Chica, Amato, Evslin, Garrett, Olds, Muraoka, Souza; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Representative(s) Kapela, Kila.
4. April 14, 2026: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 04-16-26 2:05PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE.
5. April 10, 2026: Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 28
6. April 9, 2026: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 512) in amended form (SD 1).
7. April 9, 2026: Report and Resolution Adopted, as amended (SD 1). Transmitted to House.
8. April 8, 2026: One Day Notice 04-09-26.
9. April 8, 2026: Reported from EDU/GVO (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3604) with recommendation of adoption, as amended (SD 1).
10. April 8, 2026: The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Fukunaga, Hashimoto; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) DeCorte.

Votes

• Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none 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, UNAMENDED (April 16, 2026): 8 yea, 0 nay, passed
• GVO: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 8, 2026): 3 yea, 0 nay, passed
• EDU: recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS (April 8, 2026): 4 yea, 0 nay, passed

Common questions

What is SCR201?

SCR201 is a bill in the Hawaii Legislature (2026 Regular Session): Requesting the Department of Education to Reissue Requests for Proposals for the Job Order Contracting Program Contractors and Prequalified Small Contractors to Ensure the Continuity of the Future Schools Now Program.

What is the status of SCR201?

In committee as of April 20, 2026. Latest action: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). (April 20, 2026).

Who sponsored SCR201?

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

Where is the official record for SCR201?

On the Hawaii Legislature website: https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SCR&billnumber=201&year=2026