HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Chair |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Takashi Ohno |
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Rep. Linda Clark |
Rep. Sean Quinlan |
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Rep. Sonny Ganaden |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto |
Rep. Val Okimoto |
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Rep. Sean Quinlan, Chair |
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Rep. Daniel Holt, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Jackson D. Sayama |
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Rep. Dale T. Kobayashi |
Rep. Gregg Takayama |
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Rep. Richard H.K. Onishi |
Rep. Val Okimoto |
AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Tuesday, February 8, 2022 |
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TIME: |
2:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A M E N D E D A G E N D A
The following measure(s) has been ADDED to the agenda: HB 2215 and HB 2498.
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RELATING TO FISH HATCHERY EDUCATION. Requires DOE to establish a native fish hatchery pilot program at Waianae high school. Appropriates funds.
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EDN/ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO AIR CONDITIONING IN SCHOOLS. Appropriates moneys for air conditioning and filtration at Kahakai Elementary School, Kealakehe Elementary School, Kealakehe Intermediate School, and Kealakehe High School of the Department of Education.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO CIVIC EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for the expansion of civic education in the public schools and for one full-time equivalent permanent civic education resource teacher position.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO CAREER TECHNICAL EDUCATION. Affixes a seal of career technical education to a student's high school diploma and transcript upon completion of a career technical education program approved by the Department of Education.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a career development success program to provide financial incentives for participating public high schools to encourage students enrolled in grades nine through twelve to enroll in and successfully complete qualified industry-credential programs. Establishes a similar program for public charter schools. Appropriates funds.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes within the department of education a workforce readiness program to provide opportunities for students to earn associate degrees, workforce development diplomas, pre-apprenticeship certificates, and other industry-recognized certificates. Requires the department to designate schools, including adult community schools, to participate in the program. Appropriates funds for the workforce readiness program and two full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) adult workforce readiness program coordinator positions.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the department of education to establish grant programs to provide funds for the planning and implementation of community schools.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS. Appropriates funds for the department of education's resources for enrichment, athletics, culture, and health program to match federal dollars that the State receives for the 21st Century Community Learning Center.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO INDIVIDUAL SPORTS. Allows home-schooled, high school-age students to participate as unattached competitors in individual sports available to the public school that the student would otherwise be required to attend.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO SPORTS. Designates sports as being co‑curricular activities. Requires the Department of Education to submit a report on the cost of implementing sports as co-curricular activities.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates moneys to promote surfing as an interscholastic sport.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a primary promise pilot program within the Department of Education. Requires the Department to identify elementary schools having low literacy rates or a disproportionate number of students reading below grade level. Appropriates moneys to hire teachers and instructional aides to provide instruction to students in grades K-3 who read below grade level in those identified schools. Sunsets 6/30/2025.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO MENSTRUAL EQUALITY. Requires the Department of Education to provide hygiene products that support public health, such as toilet paper, menstrual products, and hand soap free of charge to all students on all public school campuses. Requires the State Public Charter School Commission to provide hygiene products that support public health, such as toilet paper, menstrual products, and hand soap free of charge to all students on all public charter school campuses. Makes appropriations.
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EDN, FIN |
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RELATING TO TAX CREDIT FOR ON-SITE EARLY CHILDHOOD FACILITIES. Establishes an income tax credit for employers who create on-site early childhood facilities. Establishes and appropriates funds for 1.0 FTE on-site early childhood facility coordinator position. Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2022. Takes effect on 7/1/2023.
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EDN, ECD, FIN |
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RELATING TO THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT. Requires the Department of Health to submit a request, as allowed by federal code, to the United States Department of Education to allow parents of children with a disability to continue receiving early intervention services after the child turns three years of age and until the child enters kindergarten.
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EDN, JHA, FIN |
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________________________________________ Rep. Sean Quinlan Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Justin H. Woodson Chair |