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This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to change Hawaii's Board of Education composition from a fully appointed board to a hybrid board with nine total members: five appointed by the governor and four elected by voters. The four elected members must be current teachers or recently retired teachers, with at least one member representing each county. The bill introduces a key restriction that no board member can serve more than twelve years in their lifetime. The proposed constitutional change requires defining a "teacher" as someone primarily engaged in classroom or special education instruction with direct student contact. The bill includes a specific ballot question that will ask voters whether they support this structural change to the Board of Education. If approved, the amendment would transition the board from its current all-appointed model to this new mixed appointment and election system, with details of implementation to be determined by subsequent legislation.

Education

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=582&year=2025