COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

 

Monday, April 14, 2008

2:00 p.m.

Conference Room 329; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

SCR 72, SD1

(SSCR3169)

 

 

 

 

REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EXAMINE VARIOUS IMPACTS OF A LONGER SCHOOL DAY AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR ON KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE STUDENTS.

 

EDN/LAB, FIN

SCR 84, SD1

(SSCR3171)

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOL FOOD SERVICE TO DEVELOP NUTRITIONALLY-SOUND PUBLIC SCHOOL MENU PLANS THAT INCLUDE VEGETARIAN AND VEGAN MEALS.

 

EDN

SCR 74, SD1

(SSCR3170)

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO DEVELOP GUIDELINES TO REDUCE THE TRUANCY RATE IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR 111

(SSCR3187)

 

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PREPARE CURRICULAR MATERIALS THAT REFLECT THE HAWAII STANDARDS TO ASSIST A TEACHER WHO HAS TO TEMPORARILY TEACH IN AN AREA WHERE THE TEACHER IS NOT HIGHLY QUALIFIED.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR 114, SD1

(SSCR3214)

 

CREATING AN ADVISORY GROUP TO RE-ENGINEER THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION'S OFFICE OF HUMAN RESOURCES.

 

EDN, FIN

SCR 118, SD1

(SSCR3465)

 

REQUESTING STATUS REPORTS ON CURRENT UTILIZATION OF FUNDS AND PLANS TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW FUNDING IS BEING TARGETED TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AS WELL AS A COMPARISON OF HAWAII'S UTILIZATION TO OTHER STATES.

 

EDN, FIN

 

Decision making to follow.

 

 

NOTICE OF CONFERENCE COMMITTEE MEETING

 

Monday, April 14, 2008

2:30 p.m.

Conference Room 312; State Capitol

 

AGENDA:

 

HB 1950, HD1, SD2

 

 

RELATING TO HOUSING.

Housing Project Approvals; County Councils; Land Use Commission

House Conferees:  Representatives Shimabukuro/Ito, Co-Chairs; Karamatsu, Pine

(HSH, WLH)

Senate Conferees:  Senators Inouye, Chair; Hee/Kokubun, Co-Chair; Taniguchi, Tokuda, Tsutsui, Gabbard, Whalen

(IGM/WAH, CPH)