THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Senator David Matsuura, Chair

Senator Jan Yagi Buen, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 28, 2001

TIME:

1:30 – 5:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 51

relating to charter schools.

Permits establishment of charter schools for any students with mental or physical handicaps. Attendance to be strictly voluntary and subject to approval by DOE.

EDU/HHS

SB 151

relating to education.

Requires children to have a dental examination to be admitted to any school for the first time.

EDU/HHS

GM158

Kristine M. Foster, Wendell T. Murakawa, Bert Y. Matsuoka, and Barbara A. Yamashita, Gubernatorial nominees to the Hawaii Advisory Commission on Drug Abuse and Controlled Substances, terms to expire June 30, 2004.

HHS

GM 159

Bobbie Onzuka-Anderson, Gubernatorial nominee to the Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs, term to expire on June 30, 2004.

HHS

GM 166

Robyn S. Kaufman, term to expire June 30, 2005, and John Marsh term to expire June 30, 2004, Gubernatorial nominees to the Board of Health.

HHS

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 30 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room226, 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.

 

 

 

In the interest of time, oral testimony will be limited to one minute to allow sufficient time for committee members to ask questions. Persons submitting written testimony will be recognized at the hearing and may be asked to respond to questions from committee members but will be asked not to read their testimony to the committee.

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

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 586-7788.

 

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair

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Senator David Matsuura

Chair