HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON LOWER & HIGHER EDUCATION

Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Chair

Rep. Mark J. Hashem, Vice Chair

Rep. Sean Quinlan, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Lynn DeCoite

Rep. Takashi Ohno

Rep. Aaron Ling Johanson

Rep. David A. Tarnas

Rep. Dale T. Kobayashi

Rep. James Kunane Tokioka

Rep. Dee Morikawa

Rep. Val Okimoto

 

CORRECTED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

The hearing has been cancelled.

 

DATE:

Monday, March 16, 2020

TIME:

2:20 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

Please be advised that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued guidelines recommending the avoidance of group meetings larger than 50 people.  Due to concerns for public health, legislative hearings have been temporarily suspended.

 

As a precautionary response to COVID-19, the Committee highly recommends that written testimony be submitted to avoid large gatherings of people.

 

HCR 121

Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A PILOT PROGRAM THAT ELIMINATES SCHOOL SUSPENSIONS AT THE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LEVEL AND CAPS ALL TYPES OF SUSPENSIONS AT TEN AGGREGATE DAYS PER STUDENT AT THE MIDDLE, INTERMEDIATE, AND HIGH SCHOOL LEVELS.

 

 

LHE, JUD, FIN

HCR 122

Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PILOT A NEW PROCESS FOR SUSPENSIONS FOR THE 2020-2021 SCHOOL YEAR.

 

 

LHE, JUD, FIN

HCR 193 / HR 174 /

Status / Status

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO WORK TOWARD OFFERING PLANT-BASED PROTEINS IN FIFTY PERCENT OF LUNCH MEALS SERVED IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

 

LHE, FIN

HCR 13 / HR 11 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AMENDED CHAPTERS 19 AND 89 OF TITLE 8, HAWAII ADMINISTRATIVE RULES.

 

 

LHE, JUD

HCR 11 / HR 9 /

Status / Status

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT BROWN-BAG LUNCH SESSIONS AT MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS.

 

 

LHE, FIN

HCR 15 / HR 13 /

Status / Status

CONVENING A TASK FORCE TO ADDRESS IMPLEMENTATION OF HAWAII'S STATE LAW COROLLARY TO TITLE IX IN LIGHT OF ANTICIPATED CHANGES TO FEDERAL TITLE IX REGULATIONS.

 

 

LHE, JUD

HCR 67

Status

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REQUIRE VOTER REGISTRATION IN THE STATE AND REGISTRATION IN THE UNITED STATES SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM AS A CONDITION FOR RECEIVING A PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOL DIPLOMA IN THE STATE.

 

 

LHE, JUD

HCR 134 / HR 117 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SUBMIT A REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON THE STATUS OF ACHIEVING ACT 51, SESSION LAWS OF HAWAII 2018, MANDATES FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION.

 

 

LHE, FIN

HCR 169 / HR 148 /

Status / Status

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCREASE ACCESS AND EQUITY TO DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS.

 

 

LHE, FIN

HCR 166 / HR 145 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE HAWAII STATE TEACHERS ASSOCIATION TO DEVELOP STRATEGIES TO PLACE EXPERIENCED TEACHERS IN HARD-TO-FILL SCHOOLS WHERE THEIR EXPERIENCE IS MOST NEEDED.

 

 

LHE, FIN

HCR 189 / HR 167 /

Status / Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT SENSORY ROOMS FOR CHILDREN DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN ALL SCHOOLS.

 

 

LHE, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  Testimony should indicate:

·    Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·    The Committee(s) to which the comments are directed;

·    The date and time of the hearing; and

·    Measure number. 

 

While every effort will be made to incorporate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER: 5 copies (including an original) to Room 304 in the State Capitol;

FAX:     For testimony less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 808-586-6381 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (for Neighbor Islander without a computer to submit testimony through e-mail or the Web); or

WEB:    For testimony less than 20MB in size, transmit from http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/submittestimony.aspx.

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the legislative website.  This public posting of testimony on the website should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6380or email your request for an interpreter to HouseInterpreter@Capitol.hawaii.gov at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Chair