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type: "Bill"
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title: "RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION."
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description: "Creates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. (HB1079 HD2)"
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jurisdiction: "us/states/hi"
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legislature: "Hawaii Legislature"
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session: "2017 Regular Session"
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identifier: "HB 1079"
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citation: "Hawaii HB 1079 (2017 Regular Session)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Post-Secondary Education", "Provisional Authorization", "Candidate for Accreditation"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party)"]
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version_count: 2
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action_count: 31
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2017-01-23"
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last_action: "2017-04-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4fa44fa3-9981-4206-b2b4-d029720e4066"
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source_url: "http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=HB&billnumber=1079&year=2017"
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source_hash: "3acc28692ee2d244cd748ba0bc51f47c4d437f639310157c22105b1af86f019e"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-hi"]
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---
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# Hawaii HB 1079 (2017 Regular Session) — RELATING TO POST-SECONDARY EDUCATION AUTHORIZATION.
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Creates a framework for authorizing post-secondary degree-granting educational institutions that have applied for accreditation by an accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. (HB1079 HD2)
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **HB1079** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB1079_.HTM)
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2. **HB1079_HD1** (committee substitute) — [source](https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2017/bills/HB1079_HD1_.HTM)
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## Votes
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- The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **9–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. — **4–0** (pass) · legislature
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- The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. — **6–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- SOUKI (Introduced by request of another party) — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-01-23** Pending introduction.
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- **2017-01-25** Pass First Reading `reading-1`
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- **2017-01-27** Referred to HED, CPC, referral sheet 5 `referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-01** Bill scheduled to be heard by HED on Tuesday, 02-07-17 2:01PM in House conference room 309.
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- **2017-02-07** The committees on HED recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Woodson, Hashem, Creagan, Har, Ing, Ohno, Onishi, Takumi, Matsumoto; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and Excused: none. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-02-13** Reported from HED (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 245) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to CPC.
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- **2017-02-13** Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on CPC with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and none excused (0). `reading-2, referral-committee`
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- **2017-02-17** Bill scheduled to be heard by CPC on Wednesday, 02-22-17 2:01PM in House conference room 329.
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- **2017-02-22** The committee(s) on CPC recommend(s) that the measure be deferred until 03-02-17.
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- **2017-02-23** Bill scheduled for decision making on Thursday, 03-02-17 2:00PM in conference room 329.
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- **2017-03-02** The committees on CPC recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 6 Ayes: Representative(s) McKelvey, Ito, Say, Takayama, Todd, Yamane; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Ichiyama, Aquino, Fukumoto. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-03** Reported from CPC (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1055) as amended in HD 2, recommending passage on Third Reading.
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- **2017-03-03** Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-07-17.
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- **2017-03-07** Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 2 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Ichiyama excused (1). Transmitted to Senate. `passage`
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- **2017-03-09** Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 317). `introduction`
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- **2017-03-09** Passed First Reading. `reading-1`
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- **2017-03-09** Referred to HRE, CPH/WAM. `referral-committee`
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- **2017-03-10** The committee(s) on HRE has scheduled a public hearing on 03-14-17 1:15PM in conference room 414.
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- **2017-03-14** The committee(s) on HRE recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in HRE were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) K. Kahele, Kidani, Espero, Keith-Agaran; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Taniguchi. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-23** Reported from HRE (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1008) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and referral to CPH/WAM.
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- **2017-03-23** Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred to CPH/WAM.
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- **2017-03-24** The committee(s) on CPH/WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-30-17 9:30AM in conference room 211.
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- **2017-03-30** The committee(s) on CPH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in CPH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Baker, Nishihara, S. Chang, Espero, Kidani, Ruderman; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Ihara. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-03-30** The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 9 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Dela Cruz, Galuteria, Harimoto, Inouye, Riviere, Shimabukuro, Taniguchi, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) English, K. Kahele. `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2017-04-05** Reported from CPH/WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1355) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
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- **2017-04-05** One Day Notice 04-06-17.
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- **2017-04-06** Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) English). Transmitted to House. `passage`
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- **2017-04-06** Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 481).
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- **2017-04-07** Transmitted to Governor.
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- **2017-04-26** Act 004, 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). `executive-signature`
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- **2017-04-26** Act 004, on 04/26/2017 (Gov. Msg. No. 1104). `executive-signature`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/4fa44fa3-9981-4206-b2b4-d029720e4066`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Hawaii legislature records).
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