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 PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee	Rep. Kameo Tanaka
Rep. Bob Nakasone	Rep. Ryan I. Yamane
Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro	Rep. Mark S. Moses
Rep. Joseph M. Souki	Rep. Bud Stonebraker

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Rep. Tommy Waters, Chair

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro, Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki	Rep. Heléne H. Hale
Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D.	Rep. Bev Harbin
Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla	Rep. Roy M. Takumi
Rep. Jerry L. Chang	Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching
Rep. Josh Green, M.D.	Rep. Lynn Finnegan

COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

Rep. Pono Chong	Rep. Joseph M. Souki
Rep. Ken Ito	Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer
Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro	Rep. Anne V. Stevens
Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Monday, January 30, 2006
TIME:	2:00 p.m.
PLACE:	Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 2183	RELATING TO EMERGENCY SHELTERS. Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds to fund retrofit of public school buildings to enable them to be used as emergency shelters.	EDN/PSM, FIN
HB 2182	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Makes appropriations for operations of, and repair and maintenance for the Department of Education (DOE) and the University of Hawaii. Authorizes DOE to use certificates of participation to finance the construction of new schools.	EDN/HED, FIN
HB 1839	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Ensures that every blind or visually-impaired child is instructed in Braille, if deemed appropriate to the child's current and future needs.	EDN, FIN
HB 1891	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Increases the funds deposited to the state educational facilities improvement special fund.	EDN, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

DECISION MAKING ONLY ON THE FOLLOWING PREVIOUSLY HEARD MEASURE

Heard on January 25, 2006

HB 1862

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the DOE to employ retired teachers full time to teach in teacher shortage areas and serve as mentors for new classroom teachers.

EDN/LAB, FIN

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________________________________________ Rep. Ken Ito Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Roy Takumi Chair
________________________________________ Rep. Kirk Caldwell Chair		________________________________________ Rep. Tommy Waters Chair