HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
1751
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2026
H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO THE HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD STATE TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 121-45, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The adjutant general, subject to the availability of funds, may award tuition assistance to qualified enlisted persons, warrant officers, and company grade officers (0-1 through 0-3) in the Hawaii national guard who are:
(1) Residents of the State, as defined by the board of regents pursuant to section [[Struck through: []]304A-402[[Struck through: ]]]; and
(2) Undergraduate [Underlined: and graduate] students working toward a degree on any campus of the [[Struck through: University]] [Underlined: university] of Hawaii."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Department of Defense; University of Hawaii; State Tuition Assistance Program; Graduate Degree
Description:
Authorizes the Adjutant General to expand the Hawaii National Guard State Tuition Assistance Program to include graduate degrees at the University of Hawaii for qualified personnel in the Hawaii National Guard. Effective 1/1/3000. (HD1)
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