HOUSE COMMITTEES SCHEDULE DECISION MAKING ON ACCESS TO LEARNING BILL

WHAT:          Decision Making on the Access to Learning Bill

WHEN:          Tuesday, February 25

                        2 p.m.

                     

WHERE:       Hawaii State Capitol

                        Room 309

Honolulu, Hawaiʻi –The House committees on Lower & Higher Education and Finance will hold a hearing for decision making on the Access to Learning Bill at 2 p.m. Tuesday, February 25 in room 309 at the State Capitol.

HB 2543 would expand early learning opportunities for 3 and 4 year old children across the state by increasing funding for early learning schools and by expanding the number of school facilities in areas they are needed the most.

The bill is part of a joint economic package introduced by the House and Senate, and supported by the Ige Administration to address Hawaiʻi's cost of living obstacles. The joint working class economic package is designed to tackle the issues highlighted in the Aloha United Way sponsored report, "ALICE: A Study of Financial Hardship in Hawaii."

If passed, the bill will move to the full House for second reading.