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, March 23, 2016

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SCR 51 / SR 25

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO OFFER COURSES IN AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 73 / SR 44

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH AN ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY BEST PRACTICES FOR PROJECT-BASED LEARNING.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 110 / SR 76

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO AFFIRM ITS COMMITMENT TO UPHOLD THE TENETS OF TITLE IX OF THE EDUCATION AMENDMENT ACT OF 1972.

 

 

EDU, JDL

SCR 143 / SR 105

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE EQUIPMENT NECESSARY FOR A FULL-SERVICE CONVENTIONAL KITCHEN AT KEAUKAHA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND TO PROVIDE NECESSARY POSITIONS TO OPERATE THE KITCHEN.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 146 / SR 108

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO WORK WITH A SCHOOL OF ARCHITECTURE TO DEVELOP A PROOF OF CONCEPT FOR THE PLANNING AND DESIGNING OF A GYMNASIUM AT ANUENUE SCHOOL.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 154 / SR 116

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE PER-PUPIL FUNDING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SYSTEM FULFILLS ITS STATUTORY PURPOSE OF EQUALIZING OPERATIONAL FUNDING AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 157 / SR 119

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REDUCE THE USE OF STANDARDIZED TESTING IN THE PUBLIC EDUCATION SYSTEM.

 

 

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 Michelle N. Kidani

Chair