HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2001
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION |
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Rep. Ken Ito, Chair |
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Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay |
Rep. Roy Takumi |
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Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki |
Rep. Kika Bukoski |
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Rep. Nestor Garcia |
Rep. Chris Halford |
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Rep. Helene Hale |
Rep. Robert McDermott |
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Rep. Michael Kahikina |
Rep. Guy Ontai |
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Rep. Brian Schatz |
Rep. William Stonebraker |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, March 20, 2001 |
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TIME: |
2 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 329 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The Committee previously held public hearings on House bills that are substantively similar to Senate bills as noted. Please focus your testimony on the differences, if any, between the Senate and House versions as listed.
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SB 1212 SD1 (SSCR309) Companion measure: HB 1671 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Gives Hawaii Teachers Standards Board the authority to license teachers, rather than the department of education. (SD1) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1213 SD2 (SSCR772) Companion measure: HB 1670 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT AND CONTINUATION OF PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOOLS. Appropriates funds to develop and establish professional development schools within Hawaii public schools to train preservice teachers. (SD2) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1214 SD2 (SSCR773) Companion measure: HB 1669 |
RELATING TO NATIONAL BOARD CERTIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TEACHERS. Authorize Hawaii teacher standards board to develop and administer a program to support National Board Certification candidates in public schools; appropriates funds for reimbursing application fees, salary bonuses, subsidizing a candidate support program, and providing inter-island airfare for neighbor island candidates. (SD2) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1215 SD2 (SSCR660) Companion measure: HB 1668 |
RELATING TO REHIRING RETIRED TEACHERS IN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Allows DOE to rehire retired teachers in areas of Hawaii where there is a teacher shortage. (SD2) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1211 SD2 (SSCR726) Companion measure: HB 1666 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES. Allows taxpayers to donate $2 from their tax refund to the school-level minor repairs and maintenance accounts. (SD2) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 493 SD2 (SSCR866) Companion measure: HB 472 |
relating to public schools. Establishes the Hawaii school repair and maintenance trust fund as a separate fund of Hawaii 3R's, a nonprofit corporation, for coordination of private and federal efforts to repair and maintain public schools. Establishes a tax credit. (SD2) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1315 SD2 (SSCR661) |
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY AND DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING BILL (WHICH REFLECTS THE DELETION OF ITS CURRENT CONTENTS AND INSERTION OF NEW LANGUAGE) IN A PROPOSED AMENDED FORM: relating to education. Proposed HD1: Authorizes the Department of Education to establish custodial accounts for the deposit of annuity payments of employees. Designates the insurance service providers and/or the custodial service provider offering the annuity or custodial products or the annuity entity maintaining the annuity contracts or custodial accounts on behalf of the employees of the department shall bear the costs of administering the program. |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 382 SD3 (SSCR770) Companion measure: HB 1041 |
RELATING TO Education. Requires teachers to receive their normal annual increment or longevity increase, as the case may be, for a year's satisfactory service in any fiscal year that an increase in the appropriate salary schedule is effected, except as provided by law. (SD3) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1385 Companion measure: HB 1044 |
relating to the salary structure of educational officers in the department of education. Requires the BOE, before 7/1/2002, to adopt a classification and compensation structure for educational officers that more accurately reflects the level of work being performed. |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 865 SD1 (SSCR918) |
relating to school-to-work. Amends powers of School To Work Executive Council; administratively places Council within the Department of Education; reinstates the Director of Human Services on the Council and removes the Director of Human Resources Development; and appropriates unspecified funds for the Council. (SD1) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 584 SD2 (SSCR653) |
relating to DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PERSONNEL. Allows the DOE to hire former teachers, principals, or vice principals who have been retired from state service for not less than two years for hard-to-fill positions, allowing them to continue to receive retirement benefits, but not accrue additional retirement benefits based on post-retirement employment. (SD2) |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1361 |
relating to the volunteer incentive program. Appropriates funds to create Volunteer Incentives Program in DOE; provides income tax deduction for private individuals/entities for services provided to public schools; school to receive quarterly payments based on volunteer services received. |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1081 |
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY AND DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING BILL (WHICH REFLECTS THE DELETION OF ITS CURRENT CONTENTS AND INSERTION OF NEW LANGUAGE) IN A PROPOSED AMENDED FORM: RELATING TO EDUCATION. Proposed HD1: Providing for more accountability and equity in new century charter schools. |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 1364 SD1 (SSCR307) |
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY AND DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING BILL (WHICH REFLECTS THE DELETION OF ITS CURRENT CONTENTS AND INSERTION OF NEW LANGUAGE) IN A PROPOSED AMENDED FORM: RELATING TO TEACHERS. Proposed HD1: To appropriate funds for the creation of 16 new arts positions in the Department of Education. |
EDN, FIN |
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SB 535 2 (SSCR728) |
FOR THE PURPOSE OF RECEIVING TESTIMONY AND DISCUSSION, THE COMMITTEE WILL BE CONDUCTING A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FOLLOWING BILL (WHICH REFLECTS THE DELETION OF ITS CURRENT CONTENTS AND INSERTION OF NEW LANGUAGE) IN A PROPOSED AMENDED FORM: relating to education. Proposed HD1: To clarify that the department's after-school and weekend programs are for child –care and recreational purposes. |
EDN, FIN |
DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
A COPY OF THE PROPOSED HOUSE DRAFTS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PUBLIC INSPECTION AT THE HEARING.
PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 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.
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 LEFT SIDE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE EDN COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6317.
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.
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________________________________________ Rep. Ken Ito Chair |
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