HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2010
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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. Lynn Finnegan |
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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: |
Tuesday, February 23, 2010 |
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TIME: |
11:30 A.M. |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 308 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A # 2
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Repeals the School-level Minor Repair and Maintenance Account.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Removes unnecessary restrictions on the use of food distribution program revolving funds. Allows the use of food distribution program revolving funds to support the administration and operation of the food distribution program pursuant to 7 Code of Federal Regulations section 250.15.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE CERTIFICATION OF PRINCIPALS AND VICE-PRINCIPALS. Requires DOE to establish alternative routes to certification for principals and vice-principals. Allows DOE to, on a case-by-case basis, waive certification requirements until the alternative routes to certification are established.
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EDN/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO SCHOOLS. Directs the department of education to enter into a financing agreement for the planning and design of the Royal Kunia Elementary School II using certificates of participation.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO RESEARCH. Requires the Department of Education, University of Hawaii, and Department of Labor and Industrial Relations to share data to support research that will improve educational and workforce outcomes and meet the longitudinal data requirements of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
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EDN/HED/LAB, FIN |
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RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS. Requires the Department of Education to provide an early and equitable distribution of grant moneys received to the Hawaii Charter School Administrative Office when charter school enrollment numbers were used to secure federal grants.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a minimum number of instructional hours per school year for each grade beginning with the 2011-2012 school year.
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PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Amends the Hawaii Constitution to provide for a Board of Education to be appointed by the Governor, as provided by law. Effective December 21, 2058.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires Board of Education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, appointed by the Governor from lists of qualified candidates presented to the Governor by the Board of Education Selection Advisory Council. Effective December 21, 2058.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· The date and time of the hearing;
· Measure number; and
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________________________________________ Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro Chair |