HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2016
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Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino |
Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Kaniela Ing |
Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Monday, March 21, 2016 |
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2:30PM |
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Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the board of education to name the new public high school in Kihei, Maui, the "Patsy Takemoto Mink Kihei High School" in honor of the late United States Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink. (SD1)
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Creates and appropriates funds for the Erin's Law task force to guide the establishment of a program to educate public school students on sexual abuse prevention through use of age appropriate curricula, provide relevant training to school teachers and staff, and inform parents about important child sexual abuse topics. Sets out guidelines of instruction. (SB2232 HD1)
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RELATING TO HEALTH. Enhances early language services for children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. Establishes a working group for the purposes of investigating issues related to resources and tools for parents of children who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind and improvements to the statewide system of services that support age-appropriate language development for children from birth to age five who are deaf, hard of hearing, or deaf-blind. Requires working group to report to legislature. Appropriates funds for two positions to support the early language services within the Department of Health. (SB2476 HD1)
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RELATING TO STUDENT MEALS. Prohibits denying a student a meal for the first: (1) thirty days of a semester while the student's application for free or reduced lunch is being processed; or (2) week the student's meal fund balance is zero or negative. Authorizes DOE to adopt rules or policies on the collection of funds for negative student meal balances.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Recognizes American Sign Language as a world language, and allows public school students who pass courses in American Sign Language to receive credit toward world language graduation requirements. (SD1)
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RELATING TO A MICROGRID PILOT PROJECT FOR SCHOOLS. Requires the department of education to establish an off-grid microgrid pilot project through the Ka Hei program at a school of its choosing. (SD1)
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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________________________________________ Rep. Roy M. Takumi Chair |
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