THE SENATE
                THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                 REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

     MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 2000

          COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND TECHNOLOGY
           COMMITTEE ON LABOR AND ENVIRONMENT
                        4:00 p.m.
                   Conference Room 212

        DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURES
             (Deferred from March 20, 2000)

HB 1875    RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY   EDU/LRE, WAM
HD1        Mandates  that   DOE   implement   the  educational
           accountability system  for  Hawaii's public schools
           that focuses on  student  learning of the statewide
           standards  and   includes  student  accountability;
           school or collective professional accountability of
           rewards,  assistance,   and  sanctions;  individual
           professional accountability;  and public accounting
           for other  significant  partners  to  the education
           process. (Say, etc.)

HB 1874    RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY   EDU/LRE, WAM
HD1        Establishes     an      interagency     educational
           accountability  working  group   to  review  agency
           administrative  rules,  policies,  procedures,  and
           practices and temporarily  suspends such to support
           improved accountability  for educational resources.
           (Say, etc.)

HB 2280    RELATING TO SCHOOL-TO-WORK               EDU/LRE, WAM
HD2        Amends   powers    of    STW   Executive   Council;
           administratively   places    Council   within   the
           Department  of  Education;  appropriates  funds for
           Council. (Ito)

HB 2701    RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS               EDU/LRE, WAM
HD3        Establishes   a   renewable   energy  demonstration
           project  in  the   department   of  education  that
           involves the  installation  of photovoltaic systems
           and energy storage devices  in one public school in
           each   school   district.      Appropriates  funds.
           Requires  a  progress  and   final  report  to  the
           legislature. (Schatz/Morita)

HB 2500    RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT   ECD/EDU/LRE, WAM
HD2        Requires the  governor's  special  advisor  of high
           technology development (special  advisor to develop
           a  plan  to  organize  the  energy,  resources, and
           technology division of  the department of business,
           economic development, and  tourism  into the newly-
           established     high     technology     development
           corporation.    Requires  the  special  advisor  to
           submit the plan, recommendations, and actions taken
           pursuant to this bill,  to the legislature prior to
           the convening of the regular session of 2001. (Say,
           BR)

(Please note:  The Committee on Economic Development held its decision
making on the above measure on Monday, March 20, 2000).

                No testimony will be accepted.

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