HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll	Rep. Clift Tsuji
Rep. Pono Chong	Rep. Glenn Wakai
Rep. Cindy Evans	Rep. Ryan I. Yamane
Rep. Marilyn B. Lee	Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita
Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer
Rep. Bob Nakasone	Rep. Mark S. Moses
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto	Rep. Kymberly Pine
Rep. Kameo Tanaka	Rep. Anne V. Stevens

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2006
TIME:	6:00 P.M.
PLACE:	Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 6

HB 2346 (HSCR47-06)	MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ELECTRICITY. Emergency appropriation to meet the projected shortfall in the electricity appropriation.	EDN, FIN
HB 2347 (HSCR48-06)	MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. Emergency appropriation to meet projected shortfall for student transportation.	EDN, FIN
HB 2550 HD1 (HSCR355-06)	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Allows but does not require the annual contribution from a nonprofit organization that manages and operates a charter school to exceed $1,500 per pupil.	EDN, FIN
HB 2609 (HSCR281-06)	RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR EMPLOYEES IN NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS. Assigns new century charter school employees to public sector bargaining units. Establishes collective bargaining process for new century charter school employees.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2551 HD1 (HSCR282-06)	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Confers the same rights and benefits of civil service employees in the department of education to civil service employees of conversion charter schools.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2962 HD1 (HSCR419-06)	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Omnibus charter schools bill. Adopts many of the priority proposals developed by the Task Force on Charter School Governance that was established by Act 87, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 3098 HD1 (HSCR420-06)	RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Designates local school boards as an employer for collective bargaining purposes and allows the executive director of the charter school administrative office to negotiate union agreements. Allows certain charter school employees to have the same transfer, tenure and promotion rights as civil service employees.	EDN/LAB, FIN
HB 2610 HD1 (HSCR364-06)	RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Provides seed money to establish the charter schools facilities fund partnership. Provides a tax credit to landlords who rent or lease to charter schools. Encourages the State to enter into leases with charter schools at rates comparable to other State agencies. Reimburses new century charter schools for rent, lease, or mortgage payments for charter school facilities.	EDN, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Dwight Takamine

Chair