HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	712
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to hawaiian education.

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

     SECTION 1.  Chapter 302H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:

     1.  By amending section 302H-1 to read:

     "[[]§302H-1[]]  Hawaiian language medium education program; established.  The Hawaiian language medium education program [may] shall be established as a complete educational program or schooling experience provided to students in the medium of the Hawaiian language.  The educational objectives of this program shall take into consideration how its content integrates with Hawaiian language and culture curricula and Hawaiian language medium curricula offered at the preschool and college levels, may be the same as the English language medium program, and may fulfill unique Hawaiian language medium education program goals."

     2.  By amending section 302H-3 to read:

     "[[]§302H-3[]]  Office of Hawaiian language medium education; personnel.  The department of education [may] shall create a separate office of Hawaiian language medium education for the direction and control of the program.  The department [may] shall employ necessary personnel qualified by training and experience to direct and supervise the types of instruction and special services specified in this chapter.  Publicly funded institutions of higher education [may] shall create teacher preparation programs to ensure that pre-service training is provided to students interested in teaching elementary and secondary students in the Hawaiian language."

     3.  By amending section 302H-4 to read:

     "[[]§302H-4[]]  Facilities or transportation.  When fifteen or more qualified children in any one departmental school district wish to enroll in the Hawaiian language medium education program, the superintendent of education [may] shall provide facilities for a Hawaiian language medium education program or provide transportation to the nearest schooling site providing the program, including a charter school site or laboratory school site."

     4.  By amending section 302H-5 to read:

     "[[]§302H-5[]]  Student performance.  The department of education [may] shall develop and use multiple assessment strategies and instruments to assess student achievement and performance and to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching strategies and methods being used in the Hawaiian language medium education program."

     5.  By amending section 302H-6 to read:

     "[[]§302H-6[]]  Hawaiian language medium state education agency; districts and complex areas.  The department of education [may] shall establish a Hawaiian language medium state education agency with the capability of operating districts and complex areas on an equal basis with any other districts and complex areas of the department.  The Hawaiian language medium state education agency shall encompass the entire State[,]; may administer schools consisting of geographically noncontiguous classes, boarding schools, charter schools, or cyber schools; and may share facilities, administration, programs, resources, and funding with other public, charter, and private schools and colleges as appropriate.  All schools and programs taught through the medium of the Hawaiian language shall be included in the Hawaiian language medium state education agency."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.
     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2013.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Hawaiian education

Description:

Requires the Department of Education to establish a complete Hawaiian education program, incorporating Hawaiian language and cultural curricula.

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