Bill > HB2127

This bill establishes a Civic Education Grant Program to support public middle and intermediate schools in providing civic education to students through department-approved programming, and creates a Civic Education Trust Fund to finance these grants. The grant program will be administered by the department's office of curriculum and instructional design, and schools applying for grants must submit detailed plans, agree to use funds solely for civic education purposes, and comply with various legal and reporting requirements. The Civic Education Trust Fund will receive appropriations, grants, gifts, and donations, and its funds will be used exclusively for civic education programming, curriculum, teacher development, and student learning opportunities in middle and intermediate schools, with expenditures requiring approval from a designated social studies educational specialist. Both the grant program and the trust fund are intended to ensure that all students have access to high-quality civic learning opportunities, strengthening the state's democratic infrastructure. This Act is set to take effect on July 1, 3000.

Budget and Finance, Education

https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=2127&year=2026