THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2013

COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY AND LABOR
Senator Clayton Hee, Chair
Senator Maile Shimabukuro, Vice-Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 07, 2013

DATE:

Thursday, February 07, 2013

TIME:

10:00 AM

PLACE:

Conference Room 016
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

SB33
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO CHILD WITNESS TESTIMONY.
Enacts the Uniform Child Witness Testimony by Alternative Methods Act, which authorizes courts to allow for children to testify in a place other than an open forum or away from the finder of fact, court, or parties.

JDL

SB419
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO ALTERNATIVE SCHOOLS FOR JUVENILES INVOLVED IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.
Appropriates funds to the DOE for 2 additional alternative schools to facilitate the ongoing education of juveniles involved in the justice system.  Effective 7/1/13.

EDU/JDL, WAM
[Measure added on 2/1/2013]

SB244
Status and Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires charter schools to complete an annual independent financial audit.  Requires the state public charter school commission (commission) to develop procedures for conducting criminal history checks of persons who are employed or seeking employment in any position that places them in close proximity to children.  Specifies enrollment requirements.  Specifies when an employer or potential employer may use criminal history information to terminate or deny employment.  Requires commission members to disclose to the commission a list of all charter schools in which the member is an employee, governing board member, vendor, contractor, agent, or representative and disqualifies members from voting on or participating in the discussion of such matters.  Authorizes the commission to hire employees without regard to chapters 76 and 89, HRS.  Removes the requirement that a nonprofit organization that governs a conversion charter school make minimum annual contributions to the charter school.  Makes other amendments to chapter 302D, HRS, for purposes of clarity and consistency.

EDU/JDL, WAM
[Measure added on 2/1/2013]

No testimony will be accepted.

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.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-586-7330.