THE SENATE
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair |
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Senator Shan S. Tsutsui, Vice Chair |
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9:30AM |
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Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
(Deferred from Thursday, April 2, 2009)
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RELATING TO TAXATION. Reduces tax credits allowed under chapters 235, 239, 241, and 431, HRS, by 75 percent for taxable years beginning on or after January 1, 2009, and ending before January 1, 2011. Suspends the use of tax credit carryovers generated from taxable years beginning before January 1, 2009, until January 1, 2011. (HB1583 HD1)
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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. Requires the department of education, beginning with the 2010-2011 school year, to use successful assessment tools and protocols for determining a student's initial placement and for decision making about a student's movement between junior kindergarten, kindergarten, and into grade one; clarifies provisions of the early learning system, including authorizing designees for all members of the early learning council, changing the name of the keiki first steps trust fund to the early learning trust fund, and specifying that moneys in the early learning trust fund shall not lapse to the credit of the general fund at the end of each fiscal year. (SD1)
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EDH/HMS, WAM |
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No testimony will be accepted.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7200.