HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

 

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay

Rep. Roy Takumi

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Rep. Kika Bukoski

Rep. Nestor Garcia

Rep. Chris Halford

Rep. Helene Hale

Rep. Robert McDermott

Rep. Michael Kahikina

Rep. Guy Ontai

Rep. Brian Schatz

Rep. William Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH

Rep. Dennis Arakaki, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Bertha Kawakami

Rep. Emily Auwae

Rep. Michael Kahikina

Rep. Bob McDermott

Rep. Nobu Yonamine

Rep. William Stonebraker

 

COMMITTEE ON LEGISLATIVE MANAGEMENT

Rep. Nathan Suzuki, Chair

Rep. Sylvia Luke, Vice Chair

Rep. Marcus Oshiro

Rep. Joe Gomes

Rep. Marilyn Lee

Rep. Chris Halford

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Tuesday, March 27, 2001

TIME:

2 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

HCR 91/

HR 87

requesting a management and financial audit of The comprehensive student support system of the department of education.

EDN/LMG, FIN

HCR 70

requesting the auditor to examine the feasibility of adding surfing as a sport to the oahu interscholastic association.

EDN/LMG, FIN

HCR 156

requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to study the implications of establishing local boards of education along county boundaries.

EDN/LMG, FIN

HCR 155

requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to study the funding and regulation of new century charter schools.

EDN/LMG, FIN

HCR 153/

HR 143

requesting the Legislative Reference Bureau to study the implications of excluding principals from collective bargaining.

EDN/LMG, FIN

HCR 100

requesting the auditor to continue to oversee, on the legislature's behalf, the state's efforts to provide effective services to felix class children.

EDN/HLT/LMG, FIN

HR 38

requesting the United States Congress to appropriate funds for forty per cent of special education and related services for children with disabilities.

EDN/HLT, FIN

HCR 84

URGING PRESIDENT BUSH AND THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO INCREASE FUNDING FOR SPECIAL EDUCATION TO MEET THE FEDERAL COMMITMENT UNDER THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT.

EDN, FIN

HCR 36/

HR 40

REQUESTING ESTABLISHMENT OF A TASK FORCE TO assess and determine ways to reduce the paperwork AND DUPLICATIVE PROCESS requirements RELATED TO EXCEPTIONAL children and felix class children and ADOLESCENTS.

EDN/HLT, FIN

SB 1104

SD1, HD1

(HSCR903)

Companion measure:

HB629

RELATING TO AUTHORITY OF FOSTER PARENTS TO PROVIDE CONSENTS FOR THE FOSTER CHILD'S EDUCATIONAL AND RECREATIONAL NEEDS.

Authorizes foster parents to provide consents for routine educational and recreational needs and activities of their foster children. (SB1104 HD1)

HSH, EDN

HCR 61/

HR 60

requesting the board of education to offer scholastic assessment test preparation courses in public high schools for elective credit.

EDN, FIN

HCR 62/

HR 61

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH THE STUDENT CRIMESTOPPERS PROGRAM IN ALL HAWAII DEPARTMENTAL SCHOOL DISTRICTS TO MAINTAIN A SAFE AND SECURE ENVIRONMENT IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

EDN, FIN

HCR 63/

HR 62

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPROVE STUDENT LAVATORIES IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

EDN, FIN

HCR 33

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH MANDATORY COMMUNITY SERVICE, WORK EXPERIENCE, OR SERVICE LEARNING AS A REQUIREMENT for GRADUATION FROM HIGH SCHOOL.

EDN, FIN

HCR 45

requesting the superintendent of education to convene a task force to develop a demonstration project for gifted and talented students in the Pearl City high school complex.

EDN, FIN

HCR 103/

HR 96

requesting the Board of Education, through the Superintendent of Education, to group and rank all lower education programs, including supplementary programs, according to their contribution to the mission of the Board of Education.

EDN, FIN

HCR 106/

HR 102

REquesting the Board of Education, through the Superintendent of Education, to withhold funds for textbook acquisition/replacement from schools that are not in compliance with Board of Education Policy No. 2240 concerning instructional materials.

EDN, FIN

HCR 4

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CREATE AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-LEVEL PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM.

EDN, FIN

HCR 5

REQUESTING THE DEVELOPMENT OF A PLAN THAT ENCOURAGES PARENTS TO BECOME MORE ACTIVELY INVOLVED IN THEIR CHILDREN'S EDUCATION.

EDN, FIN

HCR 18

Requesting THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE a PARENTING COMPONENT IN SCHOOL CURRICULUM.

EDN, FIN

HCR 163/

HR 151

requesting the board and department of education to reevaluate reading goals for students in Hawaii's public schools and increase system accountability for attaining those goals.

EDN, FIN
     

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 50 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 403, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

 

 

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH THREE HOLES PUNCHED ON THE SIDE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8470.

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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Chair

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair

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Rep. Nathan Suzuki

Chair