THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 12, 2007

TIME:

1:20 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 1432

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Enhances and provides organizational support to sustain the independence of charter schools.  Sets for the powers and responsibilities of charter schools.  Provides charter schools with the resources and allows additional start-up charter schools to be established.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 965

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the organization of charter schools within the State to appoint the executive director of the charter school administrative office.  Removes the board of education's authority over the executive director, except as to the determination of salary.

 

EDU

SB 603

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Expands the duties of the charter school review panel; clarifies the manner in which the executive director of the charter school administrative office is appointed and evaluated; updates the charter school funding formula; creates a category for agency-sponsored charter schools; requires the charter school administrative office to provide staff and resources for the charter school review panel; and increases the membership of the charter school review panel.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1698

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to the department of education to provide 2 portable rooms for the Manoa public library to accommodate the community and students for the two-year library's closure.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1145

RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii 3R's school repair and maintenance program and the Hawaii 3R's coordinator position for each year of the fiscal biennium.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1129

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Amends Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, and Act 225, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, by removing the department of health from the comprehensive plan for transferring department functions and duties to the department of education.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1647

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Decentralizes authority and responsibility to the school level and appropriates funding for each year of the fiscal biennium for arts, physical education and learning materials, business services, and for business managers and trainers.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1266

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates moneys to the department of education for services relating to fiscal and academic accountability.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1820

RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

Authorizes the department of education to enter into financing agreements without the approval of the director of budget and finance or the comptroller and creates a separate account within the state education facilities improvement special fund to be called the lease payments for schools account.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 82

RELATING TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCILS.

Requires the department of education to establish a high school community council training program.  Appropriates funds for this purpose.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1648

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the applied learning high school academies program for department of education public schools; creates a tax credit for experiential learning opportunities; appropriates an unspecified amount.

 

EDU, EDT, WAM

SB 1267

RELATING TO MATHEMATICS EDUCATION.

Appropriates unspecified amount to purchase mathematics textbooks and other mathematics learning materials, professional development for teachers of mathematics, mathematics coaching, and the use of assessments to provide appropriate mathematics interventions for individual students.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 15

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a grant program in the department of education to develop K-12 lesson plans, curriculum, and other educational materials to promote civic responsibility.  Appropriates funds to the department of education for the grant program and for social studies textbooks.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1858

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ATHLETICS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Appropriates funds to establish 20.0 additional permanent athletic health care trainer positions in the public schools.  Appropriates funds for a part-time athletic director at Anuenue School.  Appropriates funds for equipment, supplies, and transportation for school athletic programs.

 

EDU, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230,

State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

 

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Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6843.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair