REPORT TITLE:
Education


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates emergency funds for education.  (HB1085 CD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                S.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII                                            C.D. 1
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR EDUCATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1                              PART I
 
 2      SECTION 1.  This Act is recommended by the governor for
 
 3 immediate passage in accordance with section 9 of article VII of
 
 4 the Constitution of the State of Hawaii.
 
 5                              PART II
 
 6      SECTION 2.  Act 116, Session Laws of Hawaii 1998,
 
 7 appropriated a certain designated sum to the department of
 
 8 education to provide funds for the operations of its programs for
 
 9 the fiscal period beginning July 1, 1998, and ending June 30,
 
10 1999.
 
11      The purpose of this part is to appropriate moneys to:
 
12      (1)  Enable the department of education to fulfill the
 
13           requirements of the Felix v. Cayetano consent decree;
 
14      (2)  Prevent the reduction or discontinuance of essential
 
15           services for students in regular and special education
 
16           programs; and
 
17      (3)  Purchase books and equipment for two new schools,
 
18           Kapolei middle school and Keaau high school.
 

 
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 1      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
 2 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $11,100,000 or so much
 
 3 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998-1999 for
 
 4 operational expenses of the department of education.
 
 5      SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
 6 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $3,643,708 or so much
 
 7 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998-1999 for books
 
 8 and equipment for Kapolei middle school.
 
 9      SECTION 5.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
10 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,763,722 or so much
 
11 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1998-1999 for books
 
12 and equipment for Keaau high school.
 
13      SECTION 6.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the
 
14 department of education for the purposes of this part.
 
15                             PART III
 
16      SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.