HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
                    Rep. Ken Ito, Chair
               Rep. Tom Okamura, Vice Chair

  Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki        Rep. K. Mark Takai
  Rep. David Morihara           Rep. Bertha F.K. Leong
  Rep. Alexander Santiago       Rep. Bob McDermott
  Rep. David D. Stegmaier

               COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION
                Rep. David Morihara, Chair
              Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

  Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki        Rep. David D. Stegmaier
  Rep. Ken Ito                  Rep. Bertha F.K. Leong
  Rep. Tom Okamura              Rep. Bob McDermott
  Rep. Alexander C. Santiago

         COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT
              Rep Terry Nui Yoshinaga, Chair
           Rep. Iris Ikeda Catalani, Vice Chair

  Rep. Kenny Goodenow           Rep. Scott K. Saiki
  Rep. Kenneth T. Hiraki        Rep. K. Mark Takai
  Rep. Bob Nakasone             Rep. Mark Moses
  Rep. Tom Okamura              Rep. Jim Rath

                  NOTICE OF JOINT HEARING

        DATE:    Tuesday, February 8, 2000

        TIME:    2:00 P.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 329, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

EDN/HED/LAB:
HB 2280    RELATING TO SCHOOL-TO-WORK             EDN/HED/LAB,FIN
        Amends powers of STW Executive Council;
        administratively places Council within UH;
        appropriates funds for Council.

EDN/HED:
HB 2230    RELATING TO EDUCATION                      EDN/HED,FIN

 
        Allows a double tax deduction for state income tax
        purposes for charitable contributions made by
        individual or corporate taxpayers to the department of
        education or the University of Hawaii.

EDN ONLY:
HB 2852    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE
        STATE CONSTITUTION TO CHANGE THE COMPOSITION OF THE
        BOARD OF EDUCATION (ConAm)                 EDN,JHA,FIN
        Proposes an amendment to article X, section 2, of the
        state constitution to change the composition of the
        board of education.  Applies to persons elected or
        appointed to the BOE at the time of the special
        election held in conjunction with the first general
        election following the ratification of the proposed
        amendment.

HB 2386    RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS    EDN,LAB/FIN
        Provides legal protection for new century charter
        school boards.  Creates separate collective bargaining
        unit for these schools.

HB 2493    RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS        EDN,FIN
        Makes the DOE responsible for determining the
        appropriate allocation to public charter schools
        beginning fiscal year 2000-2001.

HB 2339    RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES           EDN,FIN
        Exempts the acquisition of school facilities by leases
        from the law relating to the management of financing
        agreements.  Requires the DOE to enter into a lease
        agreement with the Maui Research and Technology Park
        or the Haleakala Ranch Company, or both, for the
        acquisition of Kihei charter public high school.

HB 3004    RELATING TO PUBLIC LIBRARIES                   EDN,FIN
        Allows BOE to enter into agreements with private
        developers to build public libraries.

HB 2566    RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE PUBLIC LIBRARY 
        SYSTEM                                         EDN,FIN
        Repeals obsolete unnecessary provisions.

HB 2492    RELATING TO EDUCATION                          EDN,FIN
        Allows the DOE to retain the carryover up to 5% of the
        appropriations for EDN 100.  The Comprehensive School
        Support Services Program.

SB 1275    RELATING TO CIVIL SERVICE EXEMPTIONS       LAB,EDN,FIN

 
 
 
 
HD 1       Exempts civil service exemption to less than half-time
        DOE employees who supervise students during meal
        times, distribute, collect, and count tickets.

HB 2491    RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCH                       EDN,FIN
        Sets the price of school lunch to be in proportion to
        the total cost of operating the school food services
        program.  Allows the Department to adjust the price to
        maintain this proportion.

                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 48 COPIES (FOR
JOINT HEARING) OR 40 COPIES (FOR EDN HEARING) OF THEIR TESTIMONY
24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE COMMITTEE'S VICE
CHAIR IN ROOM 406, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2)  THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS
PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING
LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT:
586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).  WHEN
FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED,
THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES
THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2"
X 11" SHEET WITH THREE HOLES.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE
CALL THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8470.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR
SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE
STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE
CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.



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                               Rep. Ken Ito
                               Chair



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                               Rep. David Morihara
                               Chair


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                               Rep. Terry Nui Yoshinaga
                               Chair