# Hawaii SB 1608: RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.

Hawaii SB 1608, RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1) Senate bill sponsored by Samantha DeCorte (Republican); status first reading, last action 2025-01-27 (Passed First Reading.) (as of 2026-10-17).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1608-2025
- As of: 2026-10-17
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SB 1608
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 1)
- Title: RELATING TO SCHOOL SAFETY.
- Status: first reading
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2025-01-23
- Last action: 2025-01-27, Passed First Reading.
- Sponsor: Samantha DeCorte (Republican)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Subjects: Education, School Safety, Resource Officers, EDU/PSM, WAM
- Touches household money: no
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

Requires the Department of Education to assign school resource officers to department public schools and charter schools. Encourages the employment of qualified retirees from the local police departments and department of law enforcement. Appropriates funds for these positions.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Samantha DeCorte (Republican), Senate

## Actions (3)

- 2025-01-27: Passed First Reading. (Senate)
- 2025-01-27: Referred to EDU/PSM, WAM. (Senate)
- 2025-01-23: Introduced. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1608_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1608_.pdf)

## Related bills

- SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES. (signed)
- SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY. (signed)
- HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS. (signed)
- HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION. (signed)

## Sources
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1608_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2025/bills/SB1608_.pdf)

## Related
- [SB 572: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB572-2025)
- [HB 431: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB431-2025)
- [HB 420: RELATING TO REMEDIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB420-2025)
- [SB 1296: RELATING TO DISASTER RECOVERY.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1296-2025)
- [HB 830: RELATING TO HISTORIC PRESERVATION REVIEWS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB830-2025)
- [HB 1064: RELATING TO FIRE PROTECTION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB1064-2025)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB1608-2025 (as of 2026-10-17).