THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND MILITARY AFFAIRS

Senator Lorraine R. Inouye, Chair

Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS

Senator Clarence K. Nishihara, Chair

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair

 

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE AND HAWAIIAN AFFAIRS

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator J. Kalani English, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, February 8, 2008

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

EDU/IGM

SB 2759

Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Grants residency status for tuition purposes at the University of Hawaii for members of the armed forces on active duty, or dependents of the members, whose permanent duty station is in the State, notwithstanding a subsequent change in the permanent duty station of the member to a location outside of the State.

 

EDU/IGM, WAM

SB 2877

Testimony

RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN.

Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children.

 

EDU/IGM, JDL

 

Pending Rereferral

EDU/AHW

 

 

SB 2728

Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for teaching positions at schools with Hawaiian language immersion programs, where supplemental teaching positions are most needed.

 

EDU/AHW, WAM

SB 2906

Testimony

RELATING TO APPLIED ARCHAEOLOGY.

Establishes an applied archaeology graduate program at the University of Hawai‘i at Manoa; makes appropriation.

 

EDU/AHW, WAM

 

 

 

AHW/EDU

 

 

SB 2469

Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Establishes a culture resource management graduate level program at the University of Hawaii in Hilo.  Appropriation.

 

AHW/EDU, WAM

SB 2640

Testimony

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Makes an appropriation to the college of tropical agriculture and human resources for the acquisition of land for its agricultural business incubator, its Poamoho field station, and other needs.

 

AHW/EDU, WAM

SB 2924

Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES.

Appropriates funds to the University of Hawaii college of tropical agriculture and human resources for additional researchers and specialists to support organic agriculture research and teaching programs.

 

AHW/EDU, WAM

EDU/TSG

 

 

SB 2664

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes an ombudsman for each school district to address questions and concerns of interested parties.  Appropriates funds for the new positions.

 

EDU/TSG, WAM

TSG/EDU

 

 

SB 2161

Testimony

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Exempts board of regents of the University of Hawaii from Hawaii public procurement code requirements.

 

TSG/EDU, WAM

EDU ONLY

 

 

SB 2681

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Increases the compensation rate per day to $200 for board of education members.  Establishes a protocol allowance for expenses incurred in the performance of board members' duties and responsibilities.  Allows board members to receive personal expenses at rates specified by the board while attending board meetings or while on official business as authorized by the board chairperson.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2682

Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD OF EDUCATION ANALYST POSITIONS.

Appropriates funds for two full-time equivalent (2.00 FTE) permanent analyst positions in the board of education to staff and support the budgetary and school-community-related responsibilities of the board of education.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2357

Testimony

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.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2449

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the board of education to establish the duration of probationary periods for new teachers, principals, and vice-principals of the department of education.

 

EDU, JDL

SB 2635

Testimony

RELATING TO SCHOOL SPORTS CONCUSSIONS.

Requires department of education to implement a concussion evaluation tool for each high school student athlete participating in the sport of football statewide.  Appropriation.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2663

Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.

Changes the composition of the Hawaii teacher standards board to include seven licensed teachers regularly engaged in teaching members; defines the term "teachers regularly engaged in teaching"; and clarifies nominating procedures for board members.  Appropriates funds for data/information management efforts of the board.  Requires the Hawaii teacher standards board to include in its annual report to the governor and the legislature information on income and expenditures and supporting data.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2880

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the Hawaii teacher standards board to coordinate an effort that creates a data interface network to promote the free interchange of information among public and private Hawaii teacher education institutions and the department of education.  Appropriates funds.

 

EDU, WAM

 

 

 

SB 2686

Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO ASSIST GEOGRAPHICALLY ISOLATED SCHOOLS UNDER THE WEIGHTED STUDENT FORMULA.

Appropriates funds for travel and associated costs to assist students of geographically isolated schools to explore academic enhancement.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2690

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds for grants by the department of education for the establishment of schools within schools on certain high school campuses. 

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2769

Testimony

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ATHLETICS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Appropriates funds for an athletic director at Anuenue School; equipment, supplies, and transportation for school athletic programs; and athletic programs for females.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2348

Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Requires the department of education to:  (1) include a shaded play area or areas of reasonable size on school grounds in its plans for all new elementary schools; and (2) implement an ongoing program to provide shaded play areas at existing elementary schools.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2500

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds for the construction of a new classroom building on the campus of Lana‘i high and elementary school.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2580

Testimony

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR STEVENSON MIDDLE SCHOOL.

Appropriates funds for Stevenson middle school to construct a building to house administrative and support offices and multipurpose educational facilities, and plan and design a multipurpose recreational facility.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2662

Testimony

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Appropriates funds to modernize Hawaii's schools and classrooms with such items and services as textbooks, supplies, equipment, computers, software licenses, and services.

 

EDU, WAM

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may 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 which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Legislature's Public Access Room at testimony@capitol.hawaii.gov.  Please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

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Please note:  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6842.

 

 

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Senator Lorraine R. Inouye

Chair

 

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair

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Senator Jill Tokuda

Chair

 

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Senator Clarence K. Nishihara

Chair