HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2007

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair

Rep. Della Au Belatti	Rep. Faye P. Hanohano	Rep. John Mizuno	Rep. James Kunane Tokioka
Rep. Tom Brower	Rep. Sharon E. Har	Rep. Bob Nakasone	Rep. Karen Leinani Awana
Rep. Mele Carroll	Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay	Rep. Karl Rhoads	Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer
Rep. Pono Chong	Rep. Joey Manahan	Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III	Rep. Gene Ward, Ph.D.

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

FRIDAY, February 23, 2007

TIME:

12:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 3

HB 1630

HD1

(HSCR227)

RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Appropriates funds into the Hawaii 3Ts school technology laboratories fund to maintain the project EAST program in existing schools and to expand the program to schools statewide

EDN, FIN

HB 598

(HSCR72)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates an online learning task force to develop a systematic plan to expand opportunities for online learning, to enhance the learning experiences of students across the state.

EDN, FIN

HB 595

HD1

(HSCR78)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to make various improvements to technology systems and infrastructure within the Department of Education.

EDN, FIN

HB 24

(HSCR500)

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Provides greater incentives for National Board Certified teachers to work at schools in restructuring under the No Child Left Behind Act, by giving them an additional $5,000 bonus per year.

EDN, LAB, FIN

HB 15

HD1

(HSCR131)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Felix stipend special fund into which shall be deposited moneys received as repayment from students who have breached their contractual agreements under the Felix stipend program. Appropriates funds from the special fund for special education teaching programs.

EDN/HED, FIN

HB 19

HD1

(HSCR77)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates the facilities alignment commission to establish criteria for the selection of public schools to be constructed, expanded, consolidated, or closed, and recommend, based upon these criteria, a list of areas for new school construction, and of schools for expansion, consolidation, or closure. Allows the legislature to disapprove these recommendations only in their entirety. If no legislative disapproval occurs, requires the board of education to comply with these recommendations.

EDN, FIN

HB 564

(HSCR175)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system based at the individual school level for the purpose of purchasing school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies.

EDN, FIN

HB 13

(HSCR14)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes food distribution program revolving fund to support the administration and operation of the food distribution program. Fund is not to exceed $2,000,000 from revenues generated.

EDN, FIN

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Chair