THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2542
TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2012		S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

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

     SECTION 1.  Section 302A-1143, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-1143  [Attend] Attending school [in what]; district.  [All persons] A person of school age shall be required to attend the school of the district in which [they reside,] the person resides, unless [enrolled]:

(1) The person is enrolled in a Hawaiian language medium education program[, or unless it appears to the department to be desirable to allow the attendance of pupils at a school in some other district, in which case the department may grant this permission.] or charter school;

(2) A geographic exception to attend a school in another district is requested and granted at the discretion of the department; or

(3) Out-of-district attendance is mandated by the department or by federal law."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

Report Title:

Education; Attendance

Description:

Amends section 302A-1143 to specify when a student may attend a school outside of the student's district.  (SD1)

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