THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

       MEASURES DEFERRED TO MONDAY, APRIL 3, 2000

          COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                        2:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 212


        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
             (Deferred from March 31, 2000)

SCR 123    Urging the Department of Education to comply with       EDU/JDC
        existing laws and regulations to prevent the employment of
        persons with criminal convictions in positions which place them
        in close proximity to children

SCR 34,    Requesting the Attorney General to develop a       JDC/EDU, WAM
SR 12      quick and easy method for the child service organizations and
        the Department of Education to access sex offender registration
        information

(Please note:  The Committee on Judiciary will hold its decision
making on these measures on Monday, April 3,2000 at 9:00 a.m. in
conference room 229.)


           (Deferred from March 28, 29 and 31, 2000)

SCR 142       REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF           EDU/LRE, WAM
SR 69         EDUCATION CONSIDER ESTABLISHING EITHER A WORK EXPERIENCE
           OR A COMMUNITY SERVICE COMPONENT AS A REQUIREMENT FOR
           GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL

SCR 78        REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO   EDU/LRE, WAM
SR 32         ESTABLISH AN INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT POLICY THAT
           FOCUSES ON THE LONG-TERM HEALTH OF TEACHERS, STAFF, AND
           STUDENTS AND PRIORITIZES THE USE OF NONCHEMICAL METHODS
           OF PEST CONTROL AND REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE
           BUREAU TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF ALTERNATIVE METHODS OF PEST
           CONTROL FOR COMMON AREAS FREQUENTED BY THE PUBLIC

(Please note:  The Committee on Labor and Environment held its
decision making on these measures on Thursday, March 30, 2000 at 1:00
p.m. in conference room 225.)


             (Deferred from March 29 and 31, 2000)

HB 2092    RELATING TO EDUCATION                             EDU
           Allows high school  students  to obtain college and
           high school course  credits simultaneously (Running
           Start).  (Ito/Stegmaier/Morihara)


 


 
HB 2095    RELATING TO EDUCATION                             EDU
           Replaces  the  term  "vocational"  with  the phrase
           "career  and  technical"  in  chapter  305A, Hawaii
           Revised   Statutes    (and   related   references).
           (Ito/Stegmaier/Morihara)

HB 2495    RELATING TO EDUCATION                             EDU
HD1        Exempts   development   of   statewide  performance
           standards  educational  policies  from  chapter 91,
           HRS. (Say (BR))

SCR 176    REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE GOVERNOR TO DEVELOP A
SR 85      PROPOSAL FOR A CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER FOR THE STATE
           OF HAWAII.(D. Ige)                         EDU, WAM

SCR 106    REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM TO
           COOPERATE AND FACILITATE THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM
           OF VOLUNTEER STARTER LIBRARIES. (Sakamoto)      EDU, WAM

SCR 87     STRONGLY URGING THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF
SR 40      EDUCATION AND THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH TO
           ENGAGE IN A NATIONAL EXAMINATION OF THE APPROPRIATE USE
           OF PSYCHIATRIC DRUGS AND THEIR EFFECTS ON CHILDREN.
           (Levin)                                         EDU, HHS

SCR 112    REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE ATHLETIC
           DIRECTORS AND COACHES ASSOCIATION TO DEVELOP A PROPOSED
           COMPENSATION SCHEDULE FOR HIGH SCHOOL COACHES.
           (Hanabusa, etc.)                                EDU, WAM

SCR 185    REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO CONDUCT AN
           ANALYSIS OF CURRENT AND COMPARATIVE PATTERNS OF PUBLIC
           SCHOOL FINANCING FOR D-12 EDUCATION. (Levin)    EDU, WAM

SCR 177    REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND THE DEPARTMENT
SR 86      OF EDUCATION TO STUDY OTHER PROGRAMS NATIONWIDE THAT
           DEAL WITH PROFICIENCY-BASED UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS AND
           STANDARDS-BASED EDUCATION REFORM. (Sakamoto)    EDU, WAM

SCR 57     REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO REVIEW AND ASSESS THE
           DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S DEVELOPMENT OF EDUCATIONAL
           STANDARDS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS STATEWIDE.  (Mizuguchi,
           etc.)                                           EDU, WAM

SCR 58     REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A SCHOOL CHOICE PROGRAM
           FOR HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS. (Mizuguchi/D. Ige)   EDU, WAM

SCR 59     REQUESTING THE OMBUDSMAN TO INVESTIGATE AND OBTAIN
           INFORMATION REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC EXCEPTIONS GRANTED BY
           THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. (Mizuguchi/D. Ige) EDU, WAM

                No testimony will be accepted.

For further information, please call the committee clerk at 586-6230.