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: |
Monday, February 12, 2007 |
TIME: |
1:20 PM |
PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
SB 1432 |
RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. Enhances and provides organizational support to sustain the independence of charter schools. Sets for the powers and responsibilities of charter schools. Provides charter schools with the resources and allows additional start-up charter schools to be established.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 965 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Authorizes the organization of charter schools within the State to appoint the executive director of the charter school administrative office. Removes the board of education's authority over the executive director, except as to the determination of salary.
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EDU |
SB 603 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Expands the duties of the charter school review panel; clarifies the manner in which the executive director of the charter school administrative office is appointed and evaluated; updates the charter school funding formula; creates a category for agency-sponsored charter schools; requires the charter school administrative office to provide staff and resources for the charter school review panel; and increases the membership of the charter school review panel.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1698 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to the department of education to provide 2 portable rooms for the Manoa public library to accommodate the community and students for the two-year library's closure.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1145 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii 3R's school repair and maintenance program and the Hawaii 3R's coordinator position for each year of the fiscal biennium.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1129 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Amends Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, and Act 225, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, by removing the department of health from the comprehensive plan for transferring department functions and duties to the department of education.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1647 |
RELATING TO SCHOOLS. Decentralizes authority and responsibility to the school level and appropriates funding for each year of the fiscal biennium for arts, physical education and learning materials, business services, and for business managers and trainers.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1266 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates moneys to the department of education for services relating to fiscal and academic accountability.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1820 |
RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. Authorizes the department of education to enter into financing agreements without the approval of the director of budget and finance or the comptroller and creates a separate account within the state education facilities improvement special fund to be called the lease payments for schools account.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 82 |
RELATING TO SCHOOL COMMUNITY COUNCILS. Requires the department of education to establish a high school community council training program. Appropriates funds for this purpose.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1648 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes the applied learning high school academies program for department of education public schools; creates a tax credit for experiential learning opportunities; appropriates an unspecified amount.
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EDU, EDT, WAM |
SB 1267 |
RELATING TO MATHEMATICS EDUCATION. Appropriates unspecified amount to purchase mathematics textbooks and other mathematics learning materials, professional development for teachers of mathematics, mathematics coaching, and the use of assessments to provide appropriate mathematics interventions for individual students.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 15 |
RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a grant program in the department of education to develop K-12 lesson plans, curriculum, and other educational materials to promote civic responsibility. Appropriates funds to the department of education for the grant program and for social studies textbooks.
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EDU, WAM |
SB 1858 |
MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ATHLETICS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Appropriates funds to establish 20.0 additional permanent athletic health care trainer positions in the public schools. Appropriates funds for a part-time athletic director at Anuenue School. Appropriates funds for equipment, supplies, and transportation for school athletic programs.
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EDU, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
Persons wishing to testify should submit 35 copies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230,
State Capitol, 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.
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Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6843.
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________________________________________ Senator Norman Sakamoto Chair |