THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2004

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Gary L. Hooser, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Brian Kanno, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 2004

TIME:

1:00 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 212

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

DECISION MAKING ON THE FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):

(Deferred from Monday, February 9, 2004 and Wednesday, February 11, 2004)

SB 2424

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Continues existing civil service rights, privileges, and benefits to applicable personnel in new century conversion charter schools; allows employees hired subsequent to conversion to enjoy civil service status; authorizes employees of new century conversion charter schools to retain civil service status upon transfer back to non-charter DOE schools.

LBR/EDU, WAM

SB 2197

RELATING TO SCHOOL WORK-STUDY.

Establishes the school work-study program and special fund to provide students with paid work experience and employers with reliable entry-level workers. Gives first priority for participation in the program to students with a disability who are eligible for post-secondary transition services.

EDU/LBR, WAM

SB 2055

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides that the salary schedules of principals and vice-principals and of all other educational officers shall be based on a twelve-month term of service. Provides retention bonuses for principals and vice-principals.

EDU/LBR, WAM

EDU ONLY:

(Deferred from Monday, February 11, 2004)

 
     

SB 2805

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows home-schooled students to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities of the public school to which the home-school student would be assigned, in accordance with the DOE school attendance area policies.

EDU, WAM

SB 2201

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates $125,000 to the DOE to enable the parents of strong-willed or out-of-control adolescents to change their childrens' destructive behavior through effective prevention and intervention techniques. Requires this activity (named the "parent project") to be administered by the PCNC program.

EDU, WAM

SB 2425

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Expedites funding for new century charter schools.

EDU, WAM

     

 

No testimony will be accepted.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6729.