THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, January 28, 2013

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 414

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 49

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Amends or repeals various provisions of Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, for housekeeping and other purposes.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 242

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires that compensation of vice principals of adult and community education schools be payable over a twelve-month period.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 458

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES IMPROVEMENT SPECIAL FUND.

Removes the requirement that general excise tax revenues be deposited to the credit of the state educational facilities improvement special fund.  Limits expenditures from the special fund to projects authorized by the legislature for fiscal years ending prior to 07/01/2014.  Limits lease payments required by financing agreements paid from the special fund to those entered into prior to 07/01/2013.  Repeals the special fund on 07/01/2023.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 237

Status & Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LANDS.

Establishes a three-year pilot program to generate revenue for the use of public school land.  Specifies that the lieutenant governor, in consultation with the department of education, board of education, and other appropriate agencies, shall be the facilitator of the pilot program.  Authorizes the lease of certain public school lands for public purposes, including but not limited to the development of workforce housing rental units, under specified conditions.  Establishes the school facilities special fund within chapter 302A, HRS.  Repeals the schools facilities special fund in chapter 171C, HRS.  Requires the lieutenant governor to submit a report to the legislature.  Makes an appropriation for the pilot program.  Pilot program repeals 6/30/2016.

 

EDU, WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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FOR AMENDED NOTICES:  Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

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Senator Jill Tokuda

Chair