THE SENATE
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
                 Senator David Ige, Chair
            Senator Norman Sakamoto, Vice-Chair

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Friday, February 11, 2000

        TIME:    1:00 PM

        PLACE:   Conference Room 212
                 State Capitol
                 415 South Beretania Street


                        A G E N D A

SB 3026  RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES              EDU, WAM
        Establishes the state educational facilities repair
        and maintenance special fund to eliminate the backlog
        of projects existing on 6/30/00.  Establishes the
        school physical plant operations and maintenance
        special fund to pay for school repairs and cyclical
        maintenance projects scheduled after 6/30/00.
        (Sakamoto/D. Ige)

SB2094   RELATING TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE         EDU, WAM
        Establishes a department of education repair and
        maintenance special fund into which .5% of new capital
        improvement appropriations shall be transferred.
        Requires the fund be used solely for DOE repair and
        maintenance projects.  Reduces the works of art
        special fund's transfer from 1% of new capital
        improvements to .5%. (Kawamoto)

SB 2219  RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES       EDU, WAM
        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.
        (Chumbley/D. Ige)

SB 3139  RELATING TO EDUCATION                      EDU, WAM

 
 
        Sets aside interest earned by the educational
        facilities improvement special fund to be used solely
        for education technology; gives legislature sole
        authority to authorize projects. (D. Ige, etc. )

SB 2129  RELATING TO EDUCATION                      EDU, WAM
        Appropriates funds to provide for one full-time
        permanent school fiscal officer at each school
        complex. (Kawamoto)

SB 2138  RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES       EDU, WAM
        Requires all newly constructed school buildings and
        all existing school buildings undergoing roof repair
        to install insulation with a minimum heat transfer
        resistance value of R-19, or to conform to the
        provisions of the Hawaii Model Energy Code regarding
        roof heat gain, during their construction or repair.
        (Sakamoto)

SB 2834  RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS    EDU, WAM
        Makes the DOE responsible for determining the
        appropriate allocation to public charter schools
        beginning fiscal year 2000-2001. (Mizuguchi (BR))

SB 2218  RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS    EDU, WAM
        Requires the auditor to consider the advice of local
        school boards, rather than the superintendent, in
        setting the allocation for new century charter
        schools.  Appropriates funds for the establishment of
        22 additional new century charter schools, including
        the hiring of additional school personnel.
        (Chumbley/D. Ige)

SB 3142  RELATING TO EDUCATION                      EDU, WAM
        Establishes a real estate trust for the benefit of
        charter schools. (D. Ige/Sakamoto)

SB 3035  RELATING TO SCHOOL-WITHIN-A-SCHOOL         EDU, WAM
        Amends chapter 302A, HRS, to allow establishment of a
        school-with-a-school; provides governance,
        implementation, approval, funding, and evaluation;
        exempts from most state laws and rules unless
        otherwise provided by law. (D. Ige)

SB 3034  RELATING TO EDUCATION                      EDU, WAM
        Allows parents to choose the school their child will
        attend.  Requires drawing of school district
        boundaries so at least 2 school choices are available
        to each student. (D. Ige)


 
 
 
        DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.


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                               _______________________________
                               Senator David Ige, Chair