THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 02, 2004

TIME:

1:30 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 212

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2320

RELATING TO VICE PRINCIPALS.

Appropriates funding to provide a permanent vice principal position at every public school irrespective of the size of school enrollment.

EDU, WAM

SB 2420

RELATING TO PRINCIPALS.

Establishes the Hawaii principal academy in the department of education.

EDU, WAM

SB 2171

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR TEXTBOOKS FOR PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Appropriates $1,800,000 for the DOE to purchase more new and recently published textbooks in order to update the textbooks periodically and to provide a sufficient number of textbooks for every student enrolled in the public schools.

EDU, WAM

SB 2054

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes schools to assess and collect annual fees for textbooks; requires schools to compile annual list of textbooks to be used during that school year and to be made available upon request of student, parent or guardian of student.

EDU, WAM

SB 2063

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Holds public school students accountable financially for loss or damage to textbooks.

EDU, WAM
     

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 213, 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.

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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 586-6729

 

 

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair