The measure is among more than 70 bills the committee considered Thursday.
The committee approved a bill to create a school readiness program for preschool-aged kids. But it’s waiting until next week to vote on a proposal establishing state-sponsored preschool.
The governor says the preschool initiatives are his top priority this session.
The committee is also delaying a decision on a bill reforming the state’s charter schools.
The senators advanced a bill providing affordable loans for green energy infrastructure and bills to help Hawaii rely more on local food and less on imports.
They also approved bills to fund indigenous filmmaking and aerospace research.
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