HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2006
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
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Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair |
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Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D., Vice Chair |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina |
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Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla |
Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro |
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Rep. Jerry L. Chang |
Rep. Tommy Waters |
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Rep. Josh Green, M.D. |
Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching |
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Rep. Heléne H. Hale |
Rep. Lynn Finnegan |
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Rep. Bev Harbin |
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COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT |
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Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Chair |
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Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Pono Chong |
Rep. Joseph M. Souki |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer |
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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro |
Rep. Anne V. Stevens |
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Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 10, 2006 |
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TIME: |
2:00 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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HB 2241 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Prohibits the department of education from eliminating the competency-based high school diploma. Allows prohibition of participation by children under age 17. |
EDN, FIN |
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HB 3108 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows schools to set up debit card programs for teachers. |
EDN, FIN |
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HB 3146 |
RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING. Creates an affordable housing program for active full-time public school teachers to purchase an interest in residential properties. |
EDN, FIN |
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HB 3147 |
RELATING TO TEACHERS' HOUSING. Authorizes second mortgage loans for downpayment and closing costs of teachers employed and assigned by the department of education. Makes an appropriation to the teachers' housing revolving fund for the purposes of the bill. |
EDN, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
THE FOLLOWING MEASURES WILL BE FOR DECISION MAKING ONLY.
No public testimony will be accepted.
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HB 2551 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Confers the same rights and benefits of civil service employees in the department of education to civil service employees of the new conversion charter schools. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HB 3098 |
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Designates local school boards as an employer for collective bargaining purposes and allows the executive director of the charter school administrative office to negotiate union agreements. Allows certain charter school employees to have the same transfer, tenure and promotion rights as civil service employees. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HB 2962 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Omnibus public charter schools recodification. Creates a new chapter on charter school governance. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HB 2609 |
RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR EMPLOYEES IN NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS. Assigns new century charter school employees to public sector bargaining units. Establishes collective bargaining process for new century charter school employees. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HB 2552 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows the Department of Education to consider hiring persons with bachelors or higher degrees who have teaching experience to teach in subjects in which they have a degree. Requires that one member of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board come from a non-teaching background. Authorizes the Department of Education to expand on the standardized statewide Teacher Induction Program. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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HB 1862 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows the DOE to employ retired teachers full time to teach in teacher shortage areas and serve as mentors for new classroom teachers. |
EDN/LAB, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Kirk Caldwell Chair |
________________________________________ Rep. Roy Takumi Chair |
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