SB1136 HD1

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1136
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the board of education, in 2002, approved the superintendent of education's proposal to establish complex areas, headed by complex area superintendents and composed of two or more school complexes. Each school complex consists of a high school and the intermediate or middle and elementary schools that feed into it. The establishment of complex areas allows each administrator to focus on the needs of the supporting schools and school complexes to provide better supervision and support.

The legislature believes that the establishment of complex areas provides the opportunity for more efficient management of funds and personnel among its schools and school complexes.

The purpose of this Act is to authorize and appropriate funds for complex area superintendents to provide support to school administrators, school community councils, staff, and teachers in the form of training, expertise, and materials necessary for schools to fulfill their responsibilities.

SECTION 2. Section 302A-604, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-604 Complex area superintendents. (a) The superintendent of education, with the approval of the board, shall appoint complex area superintendents for schools.

(b) The complex area superintendents shall supervise the delivery of administrative and instructional support services within their respective complex areas, including:

(1) Personnel, fiscal, and facilities support;

(2) Monitoring of compliance with applicable state and federal laws; and

(3) Curriculum development, student assessment, and staff development services.

(c) The complex area superintendents shall provide support to school administrators, school community councils, staff, and teachers in the areas specified under subsection (b); provided that the support shall be provided in the form of training, expertise, and materials necessary for schools to effectively meet the responsibilities referenced in subsection (b)."

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ , or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2008-2009, for complex area superintendents to provide support to school administrators, school community councils, staff, and teachers for:

(1) Personnel, fiscal, and facilities support;

(2) Monitoring of compliance with applicable state and federal laws; and

(3) Curriculum development, student assessment, and staff development services,

in the manner specified in section 302A-604(c), Hawaii Revised Statutes; provided that funds provided shall be in addition to weighted student formula allocations.

The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 4. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2008.