SB 1233

RELATING TO NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION

By Senator(s) HANABUSA

Keywords: CURRICULUM, DISCRIMINATION, EDUCATION, HAWAIIANS, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Report Title: Native Hawaiian education

Description: Allows for a student-centered school to be established by creating a new school, comprised of programs or sections of existing public schools, for the purposes of native Hawaiian education. Exempts student-centered schools from collective bargaining and state procurement laws.

 1-26-99        S Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-28-99        S Referred to EDU/WLH, then to WAM                         
 2- 9-99        S Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU/WLH on 02-12-99
                  at 4:00 p.m. in conference room 225
 2-16-99        S The committee on EDU deferred the measure until
                  02-17-99 at 2:00 p.m. in conference room 212.
 2-16-99        S The committee on WLH deferred the measure until
                  02-17-99 at 2:00 p.m. in conference room 225.
 2-17-99        S The committees on EDU/WLH recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-17-99        S The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  D. Ige, Sakamoto, Chumbley, Matsunaga, Tam; Ayes
                  with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Bunda, Slom
 2-17-99        S The votes in WLH were as follows: 6 Ayes: Senator(s)        
                  Hanabusa, Tanaka, Chun, Kanno, Matsuura, Nakata;
                  Ayes with reservations: Senator(s) ; none Noes:
                  Senator(s) ; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Anderson
 2-19-99        S Reported from EDU/WLH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 266)
                  with recommendation of passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to WAM
 2-19-99        S Report adopted; Passed Second Reading and referred
                  to WAM.
 1-19-00        S Carried over to 2000 Regular Session.