THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:	Wednesday, February 07, 2007
TIME:	1:15 PM
PLACE:	Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 684	RELATING TO UNIFORM INFORMATION PRACTICES. Requires the public disclosure of proposed compensation or compensation changes for administrative positions in the University of Hawaii system.	EDU, JDL
SB 1154	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Enacts a new part in chapter 304A, University of Hawaii, to provide for facilities improvement and university development; repeals existing University of Hawaii facilities improvement and university development law.	EDU, WAM
SB 681	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FOR PROGRAMS. Makes appropriation to University of Hawaii for graduate professional access program and Manoa health careers opportunity program.	EDU, WAM
SB 1177	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR A GLOBAL YOUTH CENTER IN HAWAII . Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii to establish a Global Youth Center in Hawaii.	EDU, WAM
SB 1268	RELATING TO A COLLEGE SAVINGS PROGRAM TAX CREDIT. Establishes a college savings program tax credit.	EDU, EDT, WAM
SB 682	RELATING TO COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAMS. Appropriates funding to the University of Hawaii in order for it to establish a college preparatory online academy.	EDU, WAM
SB 1146	RELATING TO LEGISLATIVE SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAMS AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Establishes the Senator Hiram L. Fong Scholarship Program at the University of Hawaii.	EDU, WAM
SB 1156	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds for the B Plus scholarship program for fiscal years 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 and changes the program's eligibility criteria.	EDU, WAM
SB 1265	RELATING TO EDUCATION. Changes the performance standards commission membership and reporting schedule.  Clarifies the intended purpose of the Hawaii educator loan program and amends the loan forgiveness incentive provisions.  Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for the office of school redesign, teacher education and professional development, the master of education in teaching degree program, additional staff for the Hawaii educational policy center, and the Hawaii educator loan program.	EDU, WAM
SB 692	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii for distance training in public health.	EDU, WAM
SB 607	MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING. Appropriation to the University of Hawaii; $75,000 for research and development of a statewide web-based database of experiential learning opportunities; $10,000 for study to identify barriers to businesses and organizations volunteering to provide experiential learning opportunities to K-12 and post-secondary learners.	EDU, WAM
SB 683	RELATING TO THE RUNNING START PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE PREPARATION. Appropriates $50,000 for each year of the fiscal biennium to the GEAR UP Hawaii scholarship fund for the scholarships to students in underrepresented populations in higher education for tuition at the University of Hawaii to participate in the running start college preparatory program and ensures credit for both high school and college degrees is granted for courses taken while in the program.	EDU, WAM
SB 1126	RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Increases the educational capital of the State through an appropriation to the center on the family at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.	EDU, WAM

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair