HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2009
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COMMITTEE ON FINANCE |
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Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro, Chair |
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Rep. Marilyn B. Lee, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino |
Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto |
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Rep. Karen Leinani Awana |
Rep. Roland D. Sagum, III |
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Rep. Tom Brower |
Rep. James Kunane Tokioka |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Jessica Wooley |
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Rep. Denny Coffman |
Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita |
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Rep. Sharon E. Har |
Rep. Kymberly Marcos Pine |
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Rep. Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran |
Rep. Gene Ward |
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Rep. Chris Lee |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, March 02, 2009 |
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TIME: |
3:30 p.m. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A # 7
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Authorizes and obligates DOE to oversee and monitor students eligible for special education who are placed in private schools or facilities at public expense.
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EDN, JUD, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires fiscal accountability measures at the school level. Requires the Board of Education to develop an appeals process for school community councils.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO RECONSTITUTING SCHOOLS. Allows the Superintendent of Education to reconstitute a public school, except a charter school, which has been in restructuring for four or more school years and not advanced significantly toward improving academic performance as determined by a statistical analysis of academic data. Also allows the Superintendent to recommend to the charter school review panel actions that should be taken to reconstitute a charter school which has been in restructuring for three or more school years, and recommend that the charter school review panel revoke the charter school's charter.
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EDN/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Creates the Facilities Alignment Commission to establish criteria for the selection of public schools to be constructed, expanded, consolidated, or closed, and recommend a list of areas for new school construction, and of schools for expansion, consolidation, or closure. Requires the Board of Education to comply with these recommendations if the legislature does not disapprove of them in their entirety.
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Improves the charter school funding mechanism to ensure that charter schools receive fair and equitable funding.
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EDN, FIN |
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· The Committee the comments are directed to;
· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
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PAPER: 2 copies (including an original) to Room 306 in the State Capitol;
FAX: For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6001 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands); or
WEB: For comments less than 4MB in size, transmit through the Web page at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony
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________________________________________ Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro Chair |