HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki	Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina
Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla	Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro
Rep. Jerry L. Chang	Rep. Tommy Waters
Rep. Josh Green, M.D.	Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching
Rep. Heléne H. Hale	Rep. Lynn Finnegan
Rep. Bev Harbin

COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES

Rep. Alex M. Sonson, Chair

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki	Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami
Rep. Josh Green, M.D.	Rep. Chris Halford
Rep. Heléne H. Hale	Rep. Bud Stonebraker
Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Friday, February 3, 2006
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 2364	RELATING TO CHILD ABUSE OR NEGLECT REPORTING. Requires staff members of public or private schools, agency, or institutions who, in their professional capacity, have reason to believe that child abuse or neglect has occurred, or that there exists a substantial risk that a child may be abused or neglected in the foreseeable future, to immediately report the abuse or neglect directly to the DHS or the police.	EDN/HUS, JUD
HB 2093	PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows the student member of the board of education to vote on all matters.	EDN, JUD, FIN
HB 2089	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Lowers the compulsory education age from 6 to 5 years old, making attendance in kindergarten mandatory.	EDN, FIN
HB 2437	RELATING TO LOANS FOR TEACHERS. Establishes interest-free home purchase loan programs for teachers to provide them with an incentive to work in hard-to-staff rural areas.	EDN, FIN
HB 2733	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR WIRELESS CONNECTIVITY AT RURAL SCHOOLS ON MAUI, LANAI, AND MOLOKAI. Appropriates funds for a wireless fidelity network for schools in rural areas. Requires report to legislature.	EDN, FIN
HB 2961	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes the federal revenue maximization revolving fund to collect and disburse revenue for medicaid-eligible health services provided to public school children.	EDN, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 45 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 324, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS TESTIMONY DROP OFF BOX IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY ALSO BE FAXED IF LESS THAN 5 PAGES IN LENGTH 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 IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

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________________________________________ Rep. Alex M. Sonson Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Roy Takumi Chair