THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2022
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Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Chair |
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, March 14, 2022 |
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3:00 PM |
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Conference Room 229 & Videoconference |
PHOTO ID AND PROOF OF 1) FULL VACCINATION OR 2) A NEGATIVE COVID-19 TEST TAKEN WITHIN
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This policy is subject to change and may be adjusted based on evolving COVID-19 guidelines.
Please check the Legislature’s website for updates www.capitol.hawaii.gov.
Effective March 7, 2022, the Legislature will accept written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. Appropriates funds for two positions in the executive office on early learning to enhance capacity and resources of the office. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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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 through a two-year pilot program. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO STUDENT TRANSPORTATION. Requires the department of education to establish a tiered student bus fare rate system to include free bus passes for students and households that quality for free or reduced lunch under the free and reduced price lunch program. Appropriates funds. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCHOOLS. Amends the definition of "private schools" under the compulsory attendance law to require unlicensed but accredited private schools to annually submit health and safety documentation to the Hawaii Council of Private Schools or the Hawaii Catholic Schools office. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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EDU, JDC/WAM |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds to the school facilities authority for the construction of preschool facilities. Effective 7/1/2050. (HD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.
Please go to the Legislature's website, www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Testimony" icon on the home page to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.
Please note the following:
· The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.
· Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 1 minutes each.
If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions2022.pdf
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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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-7100.
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_____________________________________ Senator Michelle N. Kidani Chair |
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