THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HOUSING |
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Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair |
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Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, February 13, 2009 |
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2:30 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 225 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the department of education to adopt rules to prohibit school bullying and cyberbullying. Makes appropriation.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCHES. Requires public school cafeterias to serve fresh local produce at lunch at least once each week.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCHOOLS. Bans the sale of soft drinks in public school vending machines.
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EDH |
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RELATING TO SCHOOLS. Requires DOE to include a shaded play area or areas of reasonable size on school grounds in its plans for all new elementary schools and to implement an ongoing program to provide a shaded play area or areas of reasonable size on the grounds of existing elementary schools.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES. Requires the department of education to allow children who are home schooled to participate in extracurricular activities at the public school they would otherwise be required to attend.
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EDH, WAM |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR ADVANCED PLACEMENT AND INTERNATIONAL BACCALAUREATE COURSES AT PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS STATEWIDE. Appropriates funds for advanced placement and International Baccalaureate courses in Hawaii public schools that limit or do not offer these courses.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS. Appropriates funds for 6 instructor positions for JROTC programs in high schools in the State.
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EDH, WAM |
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MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE HAWAII TEACHER CADET PROGRAM. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii teacher cadet program.
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EDH, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Codifies the selection of the student member of the board of education in statute; clarifies that the board of education may determine any restrictions on actions taken by the student member; requires that the Act take effect upon the ratification of a constitutional amendment to require that the student member of the board of education shall be a voting member who is selected as provided by law.
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PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CLARIFY THE SELECTION OF THE STUDENT MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Proposes a constitutional amendment to article x, section 2, of the State constitution to clarify the selection of the student member of the board of education.
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EDH, JGO |
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.
Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day 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 Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.
· By Email: Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at EDHTestimony@Capitol.hawaii.gov . Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.
Please note: If you submit your written testimony after 4:30 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally. A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing.
If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.
Please note: All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website. Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.
Public Folder. A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6842.
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________________________________________ Senator Norman Sakamoto Chair |
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