# Hawaii SCR 203: URGING THIS BODY TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRALIZED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SIMILAR SERVICE COOPERATIVE WOULD PROVIDE IMPROVED SUPPORT TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Hawaii SCR 203, URGING THIS BODY TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRALIZED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SIMILAR SERVICE COOPERATIVE WOULD PROVIDE IMPROVED SUPPORT TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS., is a 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2) Senate bill sponsored by Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic); status failed, last action 2026-04-20 (Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2216-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.) (as of 2026-11-01).

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## Facts
- Bill: Hawaii SCR 203
- State: Hawaii
- Session: 2025–2026 Regular Session (Year 2)
- Title: URGING THIS BODY TO ESTABLISH A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL WORKING GROUP TO EXAMINE THE SUPPORT SYSTEMS AVAILABLE TO STATE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS AND DETERMINE WHETHER THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A CENTRALIZED PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL DISTRICT OR SIMILAR SERVICE COOPERATIVE WOULD PROVIDE IMPROVED SUPPORT TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
- Status: failed
- Chamber: Senate
- Introduced: 2026-03-16
- Last action: 2026-04-20, Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2216-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN.
- Sponsor: Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Subjects: State Public Charter School Commission, DOE, Public Charter School Working Group, Report, EDN, FIN
- Touches household money: no
- Roll calls: 2 (12 yes, 0 no in all)
- Economic provisions PRIA read: 0

## Summary

No summary available.

## Bill overview

No economic impacts identified for this bill.

## Sponsors and cosponsors

- Sponsor: Donna Mercado Kim (Democratic), Senate
- Cosponsor: Troy N. Hashimoto (Democratic), Senate

## Roll call votes

| Date | Chamber | Motion | Result | Yes | No | Other |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 2026-04-16 | House | The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The ... | pass | 8 | 0 |   |
| 2026-04-06 | Senate | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The... | pass | 4 | 0 |   |

## Actions (13)

- 2026-04-20: Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2216-26) as amended in HD 1, recommending referral to FIN. (House)
- 2026-04-20: Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Alcos, Cochran, Woodson excused (3). (House)
- 2026-04-16: The committee on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. 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. (House)
- 2026-04-14: Resolution scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 04-16-26 2:05PM in conference room 309 VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE. (House)
- 2026-04-10: Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 28 (House)
- 2026-04-09: Report and Resolution Adopted. Transmitted to House. (Senate)
- 2026-04-09: Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 514). (House)
- 2026-04-08: Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 3512) with recommendation of adoption. (Senate)
- 2026-04-08: One Day Notice 04-09-26. (Senate)
- 2026-04-06: The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in EDU were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Kim, Kidani, Hashimoto, DeCorte; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. (Senate)
- 2026-04-02: The committee(s) on EDU added the measure to the public hearing scheduled on 04-06-26 1:00PM; CR 229 & Videoconference. (Senate)
- 2026-03-19: Referred to EDU. (Senate)
- 2026-03-16: Offered. (Senate)

## Bill text

- Bill Text: [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_HD1_.pdf)
- Original: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_.HTM), [PDF](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_.PDF)
- SCR203_HD1: [HTML](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_HD1_.HTM)

## Related bills

- SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS. (became law)
- SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING. (signed)
- HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. (signed)
- HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION. (signed)
- SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE. (signed)

## Sources
- [Bill Text (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_HD1_.pdf)
- [Original (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_.HTM)
- [Original (PDF)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_.PDF)
- [SCR203_HD1 (HTML)](https://data.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2026/bills/SCR203_HD1_.HTM)

## Related
- [SB 847: RELATING TO PSYCHOLOGISTS.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB847-2026)
- [SB 2338: RELATING TO HOUSING.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2338-2026)
- [HB 2344: RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2344-2026)
- [HB 2023: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2023-2026)
- [HB 2021: RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-HB2021-2026)
- [SB 2964: RELATING TO PROPERTY INSURANCE.](https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SB2964-2026)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/state-bill/HI-SCR203-2026 (as of 2026-11-01).