THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

           COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
                 Senator David Ige, Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Wednesday, March 15, 2000

        TIME:    1:00 PM

        PLACE:   Conference Room 212
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A


HB 283 HD2 RELATING TO EDUCATION                      EDU, JDC
        Proposes to make the student member of the Board of
        Education a voting member. (Takai/Morihara, etc.)

HB 284 HD1 RELATING TO EDUCATION                      EDU, WAM
        Established the Hawaii state student council, with
        student representatives from each departmental school
        district; requires the council to conduct an annual
        conference of secondary school students; and requires
        the council to determine whether to select the student
        member of the BOE or to run an election.
        (Takai/Morihara, etc.)

HB 1905  RELATING TO SCHOOL FEES                    EDU, WAM
HD2     Establishes a pilot project that requires eighty per
        cent of moneys collected by Jefferson Elementary
        School from rental fees for usage of facilities be
        deposited with Jefferson Elementary School rather than
        the general fund. (Yamane)

HB 2098  RELATING TO CRIMINAL HISTORY               EDU, JDC
HD2     Requires private schools, in cooperation with the
        Hawaii criminal justice data center, to conduct
        criminal history verifications of applicants for
        employment in positions necessitating close proximity
        to children. (Ito/Stegmaier/Morihara)

HB 1914  RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM    EDU, WAM

 
 


 
HD1     Appropriates funds to the DOE for Highlands
        Intermediate School to develop a reading program,
        based on the design of America's Choice (a
        comprehensive school reform program), to strengthen
        the reading ability of students who are not reading at
        grade level. (Yonamine/Takumi/Takai)


        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.



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6823.



                               _______________________________
                               Senator David Ige
                               Chair