THE SENATE

Clarifies that public school cafeteria workers employed after July 1, 2009, will be compensated for a ten-month period and compensation will be prorated over a twelve-month period. Cafeteria workers employed prior to July 1, 2009, will continue to receive compensation over a twelve-month period.

EDH/LBR, WAM

SB 175

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RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT.

Transfers administrative authority of the agriculture education program from the department of education to the department of labor and industrial relations; appropriates funds from the employment and training fund to continue implementation of the agriculture education program.

EDH/LBR, WAM

SB 747

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RELATING TO WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT.

Address workforce development issues within the State through various initiatives, programs, and appropriations. Extends the educational workforce working group for 2 years.

EDH/LBR, WAM

SB 750

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RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Authorizes the superintendent of education, notwithstanding collective bargaining agreements, memorandums of agreement or memorandums of understanding, to reconstitute any public school except a charter school; recommends to the charter school review panel specific actions that should be taken to reconstitute a charter school; and recommends that the charter school review panel revoke a charter for any school that has been in restructuring for three or more years.

EDH/LBR, WAM

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

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Senator Dwight Y. Takamine

Chair

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair