Report Title:
Education; DOE; High School; Curriculum
Description:
Requires parenting and communication skills to be part of DOE high school education curriculum.
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THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
553 |
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TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 302A-1128, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
"(b) The department shall regulate the courses of study to be pursued in all grades of public schools and classify them by methods the department deems proper; provided that:
(1) The course of study and instruction shall be regulated in accordance with the statewide performance standards established under section 302A-201;
(2) All pupils shall be progressively competent in the use of computer technology; [and]
(3) The course of study and instruction for the first twelve grades shall provide opportunities for all students to develop competency in a language in addition to English[.]; and
(4) The course of study and instruction for grades nine through twelve shall provide opportunities for all students to develop communication and parenting skills, including speech, child care, nursing, budgeting, and other instruction basic to communication and parenting.
The department shall develop statewide educational policies and guidelines based on this subsection without regard to chapter 91.
For the purposes of this subsection, the terms "progressively competent in the use of computer technology" and "competency in a language in addition to English" shall be defined by policies adopted by the board. The board shall formulate statewide educational policies allowing the superintendent to exempt certain students from the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3) without regard to chapter 91."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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