THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
Senator Jill Tokuda, Chair
Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 09, 2011

DATE:

Wednesday, February 09, 2011

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB239
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TOBACCO SETTLEMENT SPECIAL FUND.
Extends the appropriation of a portion of Hawaii tobacco settlement special fund moneys for annual operating expenses of JABSOM until June 30, 2015, and adds annual reporting requirements.

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB240
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO PHYSICIAN WORKFORCE ASSESSMENT.
Makes permanent the physician workforce assessment fee and requires that a portion of the assessment fees deposited into the John A. Burns school of medicine special fund be used to support physician workforce assessment and planning for rural and medically underserved areas of the State.

EDU/HTH, WAM

SB922
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO HEALTH.
Specifies additional elements of Hawaii's existing sexuality health education law and its implementation.  Requires the department of education (DOE) to provide certain types of information to the public and to parents.  Allows parents to opt out of the DOE's sexuality health education.

EDU/HTH

SB1382
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Directs the legislative reference bureau to examine the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, and regulations pursuant to that Act, make recommendations to ensure the State's compliance with provisions relating to the state authorization of institutions that offer educational programs beyond secondary education, and make recommendations as to whether existing functions relating to the licensing or authorization of any educational institutions in the State, and administrators and instructors thereof, should be consolidated and tasked to one state agency that would be responsible for the licensing and authorization of all educational institutions in the State and their related operations.

EDU, WAM
[Measure added on 2/7/2011]

SB919
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the department of education to maintain, monitor, and enforce anti-bullying and anti-harassment policies and procedures to protect students or groups of students from bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment.

EDU, JDL
[Measure added on 2/7/2011]

SB934
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO BULLYING AND CYBERBULLYING.
Establishes a bullying and cyberbullying policy for all public schools.  Requires implementation of the policy in all public schools.  Establishes bullying and cyberbullying reporting requirements for all public and private schools.  Establishes a misdemeanor offense of bullying or cyberbullying a minor.  Defines "bullying" and "cyberbullying".

EDU, JDL
[Measure added on 2/7/2011]

SB776
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.
Establishes a task force to identify barriers that Hawaii businesses and university professors face in developing entrepreneurial business models in biotechnology, and to recommend specific actions to address these barriers; requires report to the 2012 legislature.

EDT/EDU, WAM
[Measure added on 2/7/2011]

SB1120
Testimony

Status

RELATED TO THE ECONOMY.
Appropriates funds for the:  Hawaii excellence through science and technology academy pilot program; fostering inspiration and relevance through science and technology pre-academy program; robotics and problem-based, applied learning program; research experiences for teachers program; professional development program for public school science and mathematics teachers; business/education internship and mentorship program; incentives for people who hold degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics subjects to obtain teaching certificates through the University of Hawaii's post baccalaureate certificate in secondary education program; project EAST continuation and expansion.

EDT/EDU, WAM
[Measure added on 2/7/2011]

SB1284
Testimony

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Amends section 302A-443, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to allow the Department of Education (1) access to monitor students with disabilities who are placed, at the Departments expense, at private special education schools or placements; and (2) the mechanism to set reasonable rates for the placement of students at private special education schools and placements.

EDU/HMS, WAM
[Measure added on 2/7/2011]

No testimony will be accepted.

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