THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, March 10, 2008

TIME:

2:00PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

Testimony

The purpose of this informational briefing is to have the Department of Education provide updates on two legislative reports:

 

SCR 78, SD1 Providing More Opportunities for Potentially High Achieving Students, which reports on the current initiatives and develops a plan for future areas of improvement for high achieving students, including via the internet.

 

Act 274, SLH 2007 Educational Assistants, which reports on re-pricing class levels and other career ladder enhancements, the number of affected individuals and the cost impact of implementing re-pricing of current class levels and a career ladder for Educational Assistants.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter, wheelchair accessibility, or parking designated for the disabled) please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair