HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Tommy Waters

Rep. Josh Green, M.D.

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Heléne H. Hale

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Bev Harbin

 

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC SAFETY & MILITARY AFFAIRS

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. Pono Chong, Vice Chair

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Bud Stonebraker

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Friday, March 17, 2006

TIME:

2:00pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

SB 2886

SD2

(SSCR2889)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Directs the department of education to establish a program to award high school diplomas to armed forces veterans drafted during World War II, the Korean conflict, and the Vietnam War, as well as to those whose schooling was interrupted due to certain wartime practices as internment. (SD2)

EDN/PSM, FIN

SB 2719

SD2

(SSCR2881)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Omnibus public charter schools recodification. Creates a new chapter on charter school governance. (SD2)

EDN, LAB, FIN

SB 3054

SD2

(SSCR2892)

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Provides seed money to establish the charter schools facilities fund partnership. Allows the State to enter into leases with charter schools at rates comparable to other state agencies. (SD2)

EDN, FIN

SB 2838

SD2

(SSCR2887)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL ALIENATION PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for the comprehensive school alienation program. (SD2)

EDN, FIN

SB 3059

SD2

(SSCR2893)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the department of education to establish, provide, and maintain a model curriculum for each grade level, with adequate course content in order to meet the state performance standards for the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. (SD2)

 

EDN, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6170.

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair _______________________________________

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Rep. Roy Takumi

Chair