THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2016

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Chair

Senator Breene Harimoto, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2603

      Status & Testimony

MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR EARLY LEARNING.

Makes appropriations to the Executive Office on Early Learning and Early Learning Advisory Board for staffing, travel, and attendance at relevant conferences, as applicable.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2608

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education to conduct annual self-evaluations, report a summary of its self-evaluations to the legislature, and post the summary on its public website.

 

EDU

SB 2975

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING.

Authorizes DOE employees to volunteer to administer or assist a student with blood glucose monitoring.

 

EDU, CPH

SB 2867

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Repeals annual increment and step salary increases for Department of Education teachers and educational officers.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2613

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Expands the national board certification incentive program to provide greater monetary incentives to public school counselors and school psychologists.  Authorizes continuing bonuses for teachers, counselors, and school psychologists in designated high-need schools that improve and become no longer designated as such.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2232

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes a sexual abuse prevention instructional program for public schools.  Sets out guidelines of instruction.  Modeled after Erin's law.

 

EDU, JDL/WAM

SB 2235

      Status & Testimony

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.

 

EDU, JDL/WAM

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

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Senator Michelle N. Kidani

Chair