THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2903
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010		S.D. 2
STATE OF HAWAII		H.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE COLLEGE.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

     SECTION 1.  The Hawaiian language college at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, department of education, and charter school administrative office shall enter into an agreement regarding the Hawaiian language college's functions related to Nawahiokalani‘opu‘u school and other schools, as appropriate, as laboratory schools, under section 304A-1302(2), Hawaii Revised Statutes.  The agreement shall include the following provisions:

     (1)  The department of education and the charter school administrative office shall consult with the Hawaiian language college in determining which service functions are best provided by the Hawaiian language college, rather than the standard entities of the department of education and the charter school administrative office, and reach agreement that the Hawaiian language college shall provide specific functions through the Hawaiian language, such as in-service training in literacy development when Hawaiian literacy development requires different strategies;

     (2)  The Hawaiian language college, department of education, and charter school administrative office shall review annually:

         (A)  All activities implemented under the agreement;

         (B)  The success of implementation and any issues or problems to be resolved;

         (C)  Any recommendations for changes in the agreement; and

         (D)  Ways in which implementation under the agreement contributes to the provision of Hawaiian language medium education, pursuant to chapter 302H, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

     (3)  The Hawaiian language college may use its own funds, funds from external sources, special legislative appropriations, or funds that the department of education may transfer to the Hawaiian language college for the functions described in this Act;

     (4)  The agreement shall be required to cover only those programs and entities known by the broad name Nawahiokalani‘opu‘u school, with other laboratory schools to be included at the joint request of those schools and the Hawaiian language college; and

     (5)  The agreement shall continue for five years, unless it is replaced with another agreement or terminated by mutual agreement of the three parties.

     SECTION 2.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

Report Title:

Hawaiian Language College

Description:

Requires the Hawaiian Language College at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, Department of Education, and Charter School Administrative Office to enter into an agreement regarding the Hawaiian Language College's functions related to Nawahiokalani‘opu‘u School and other schools as laboratory schools.  Effective July 1, 2050.  (SB2903 HD1)

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