HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                 THE TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
                  REGULAR SESSION OF 2000

                  COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION
                    Rep. Ken Ito, Chair
               Rep. Tom Okamura, Vice Chair

  Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki        Rep. K. Mark Takai
  Rep. David Morihara           Rep. Bertha F.K. Leong
  Rep. Alexander Santiago       Rep. Bob McDermott
  Rep. David D. Stegmaier


      COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY AND MILITARY AFFAIRS
               Rep. Nestor R. Garcia, Chair
          Rep. Sol P. Kaho'ohalahala, Vice Chair

  Rep. Jerry L. Chang           Rep. David A. Pendleton

                     NOTICE OF HEARING

        DATE:    Thursday, February 10, 2000

        TIME:    2:00 P.M.

        PLACE:   Conference Room 329, State Capitol


                        A G E N D A

EDN/PSM JOINT HEARING:
HB 1876    PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE
        HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE COMPOSITION OF THE
        BOARD OF EDUCATION (Con Am)                EDN/PSM,JHA
        Proposes an amendment to article X, section 2, of the
        Constitution of the State of Hawaii to include a
        representative from the Commander in Chief, United
        States Pacific Command to serve as a nonvoting member
        on the board of education.

HB 3006    RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS                EDN/PSM,FIN
        Requests the Department of Defense to conduct a study
        of the feasibility of establishing a military charter
        school.

EDN ONLY:
HB 2821    RELATING TO A PILOT SCHOOL-TO-CAREER PROGRAM   EDN,FIN
        Proposes and implements a pilot school-to-career
        program at Honolulu district high schools.

 
HB 3003    RELATING TO EDUCATION                          EDN,FIN
        Establishes the adult education and literacy education
        program within the community colleges.

HB 2822    RELATING TO SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS              EDN,FIN
        Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2000-2001 to the
        School Administrator Program.

HB 2915    RELATING TO EDUCATION                          EDN,FIN
        Limits the caseload of department of education speech
        pathologists to 40 students.

HB 2282    RELATING TO EDUCATION                          EDN,FIN
        Reduces the student-to-teacher ratio in kindergarten
        to fourth grade to 20 students to one teacher, over a
        period of 3 fiscal years.

HB 3002    RELATING TO PLAYGROUNDS IN SCHOOLS             EDN,FIN
        Authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds to
        finance renovation of condemned playground equipment.

HB 2322    RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PLUS (A+) 
        PROGRAMS                                   EDN,LAB/FIN
        Allows the department of education to contract out all
        or a portion of its after-school plus (A+) programs.
        Establishes an after-school revolving fund.  Exempts
        private providers of A+ services from civil service
        and collective bargaining laws.

HB 2391    MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PARENT-COMMUNITY
        NETWORKING CENTERS                             EDN,FIN
        Making an appropriation for parent-community
        networking centers throughout the State.

HB 2385    MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR RESOURCES FOR EARLY ACCESS
        TO LEARNING                                    EDN,FIN
        Makes an appropriation of $90,500 for each of four
        sites in school districts of Honolulu, central, Kauai,
        and Hawaii.

HB 2627    RELATING TO THE DISCLOSURE OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE
        INFORMATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION     EDN,JHA
        Requires a government agency to disclose personally
        identifiable information on a public school student to
        the DOE, if knowledge of the information is necessary
        to:  (1) protect the safety or well-being of the
        student or other individuals; or (2) provide the
        student with an appropriate public education.

HB 2087    RELATING TO JUVENILES                          EDN,JHA

 
 
 
        Allows limited accessibility to juvenile records to
        school officials and persons involved in the treatment
        and supervision of minors in the areas of child abuse
        and law enforcement.  Requires notification from a
        court to appropriate school officials when a minor has
        committed any felony or misdemeanor involving curfew,
        gambling, alcohol, drugs, tobacco products, carrying
        of weapons, a sexual offense found in part V of
        chapter 707, HRS, assault or battery, larceny,
        vandalism, or graffiti.


                 DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 44 COPIES (FOR
EDN/PSM JOINT HEARING) OR 40 COPIES (FOR EDN ONLY) OF THEIR
TESTIMONY 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO:  (1)  THE COMMITTEE'S
VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 406, STATE CAPITOL; OR (2)  THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-
ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT
PARKING LOT.  TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS
OFFICE AT:  586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS).
WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING
SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO.
OF COPIES THAT IS NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2"
X 11" SHEET WITH THREE HOLES.  FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE
CALL THE EDUCATION COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8470.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR
SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE
STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR
ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE
CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO
ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.



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                               Rep. Ken Ito
                               Chair


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                               Rep. Nestor R. Garcia
                               Chair