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 MONDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
DATE:
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Monday, February 14, 2011
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TIME:
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1:15 PM
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PLACE:
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Conference Room 225
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
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DECISION MAKING ON THE
FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
SB1104
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO THE EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.
Segregates teachers from all other employees for determination of employer
normal cost, accrued liability contributions, and annual contributions by the
State and counties to the employees' retirement system.
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PGM/EDU, JDL
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SB1382
Testimony
Status
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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.
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EDU, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/11/2011]
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SB86
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires children who are not attending a private school or kindergarten and
who are at least 5 years of age on August 1 of the school year to attend a
public school kindergarten.
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EDU, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/11/2011]
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SB1384
Testimony
Status
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RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Makes attendance in kindergarten mandatory and lowers the compulsory education
age from six to five years old. Requires children who are home-schooled or
enrolled in alternative school programs for kindergarten to pass a
standardized test approved by the Board of Education prior to entering first
grade in a public school.
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EDU, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/11/2011]
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No testimony will be accepted.
FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES: If the notice is an amended notice, measures that
have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are
underscored. If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken
through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7215.