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. Gregg Takayama, Chair |
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Rep. Linda Clark, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Della Au Belatti |
Rep. Takashi Ohno |
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Rep. Sonny Ganaden |
Rep. Sean Quinlan |
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Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto |
Rep. Ryan I. Yamane |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela |
Rep. Val Okimoto |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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Thursday, February 3, 2022 |
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2:00 PM |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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A G E N D A
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RELATING TO STUDENT JOURNALISM. Establishes freedom of press protections for student journalists producing school-sponsored media or university-sponsored media unless subject to certain exceptions.
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RELATING TO EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF GROW OUR OWN RESOURCES FOR HAWAIIAN IMMERSION TEACHERS. Establishes a stipend program to be administered by the Department of Education for students enrolled in a teacher education program at the University of Hawaii and who agree to teach in the public school system for 5 years. Appropriates moneys.
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EDN/HET, FIN |
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RELATING TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR TEACHERS. Provides an appropriation for the department of education to provide twenty-one additional hours of professional development for teachers.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR A VIRTUAL SCHOOL. Provides an emergency appropriation for a department of education virtual school and authorizes the director of finance to issue general obligation bonds.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR A MAINTENANCE BASE YARD. Provides an emergency appropriation for the department of education to build a new maintenance base yard.
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MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR LEAD ABATEMENT. Provides funds for lead abatement measures at Department of Education elementary schools.
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RELATING TO FEDERAL INDIRECT OVERHEAD REIMBURSEMENTS. Broadens the purposes for which indirect costs incurred by the department of education, state public charter school commission, or a charter authorizer from federal grants may be reimbursed.
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RELATING TO OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS IN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCHOOLS. Broadens the scope of profit-making operations students may engage in at schools to include commercial enterprises, while ensuring that engagement in commercial enterprises shall be related to the primary educational purposes of the school, career pathway, academy, or program. Allows students to receive school credit, compensation, or both, when they engage in profit-making operations.
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RELATING TO COMMERCIAL ENTERPRISES IN SCHOOLS. Deems student interns engaging in commercial enterprises to be employees of the State of Hawaii; allows the Department of Education to use revenue from commercial enterprises.
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RELATING TO OFFICIAL SCHOOL BUSINESS. Creates a misdemeanor for disrupting or interfering with the administration or functions of any school, school administration office, or school board.
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Provides funding for rental or lease of facilities under legislative appropriations and bond authorizations to the state public charter school commission for the design, planning, construction, repair, and maintenance of public charter school improvements. Appropriates general funds for infrastructure costs, rental or lease assistance, and the repair and maintenance of network infrastructure for charter schools.
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Removes federal funds disbursement authority from State Public Charter School Commission. Authorizes the Department of Budget and Finance to disburse federal funds directly to public charter schools. Repeals the exemption for charter schools from requirements on the administration and use of the federal funds allocated to the State for public education purposes.
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Requires that at least one at-large member of the board of education be a Hawaiian immersion expert selected from a list of nominees submitted by Aha Kauleo Kaiapuni Hawaii.
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________________________________________ Rep. Gregg Takayama Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Justin H. Woodson Chair |
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