THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2008

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, January 30, 2008

TIME:

1:15 pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2112

Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO HIRE TEACHERS THROUGH THE TEACH FOR AMERICA PROGRAM.

Makes an appropriation to hire 10 teachers from the Teach for America Program to teach in high needs schools in Hawaii.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2224

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Appropriates funds to the department of education to provide additional resources to support teacher quality.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2244

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Provides an annual apportionment of funds from the general excise tax to all public school teachers for reimbursement of classroom out-of-pocket expenses

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2692

Testimony

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE TEACHER RECRUITMENT PIPELINE.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii teacher cadet program to address the teacher shortage.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2691

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Provides teachers receiving satisfactory service performance evaluations with annual step increases for five years.  Prohibits department of education teachers with marginal service performance evaluations from receiving annual step increases.  Excludes teachers at the top salary levels from receiving annual step increases.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2683

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Appropriates funds to complex areas for academic coaches, professional development, and the retention of teachers.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2667

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to school complex areas for leadership training and induction mentoring.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2653

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Appropriates funds for a Hawaii beginning teacher induction pilot program within the department of education.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2657

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Establishes the teacher housing allowance program to provide housing assistance to teachers employed in schools in geographically isolated areas or hard-to-fill positions within the State.  Appropriates funds for the program.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2693

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING.

Establishes an affordable housing program for public school teachers and a second mortgage revolving fund.  Appropriates funds for:  (1) the repair and maintenance of teacher housing; and (2) second mortgage loans for public school teachers.  Provides for a report on the effectiveness of housing availability in increasing teacher recruitment.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2918

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Establishes the classroom teacher program to guarantee home loans for qualified public school teachers.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2698

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Authorizes the expansion of the Hawaii educator loans program to include applicants from state-approved teacher education programs outside of the University of Hawaii and the State.  Appropriates funds for the loans.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 3039

Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII EDUCATOR LOAN PROGRAM.

Allows recipients of awards from the Hawaii Educator Loan Program to attend any university or college with a State-approved teacher education program and allows them to teach at traditional public or charter schools as a way to repay the loan.

 

EDU

SB 2672

Testimony

RELATING TO GRADUATE LOAN PROGRAMS.

Establishes a graduate school loan program and corresponding special fund for qualified individuals in the areas of occupational therapy, physical therapy, speech language pathology, and school psychology.  Provides for a loan forgiveness schedule for individuals who maintain approved employment.  Appropriates funds for the program.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2655

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to establish professional development schools within Hawaii public schools to train preservice teachers.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2656

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Appropriates funds for public school teachers to take PRAXIS preparatory courses, tutorials, or programs to become highly qualified under the No Child Left Behind Act.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2654

Testimony

RELATING TO TEACHERS.

Establishes and appropriates funds for the teacher workforce strategic planning committee to address teacher workforce issues in the State.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 3254

Testimony

RELATING TO SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Authorizes the issuance of special purpose revenue bonds to not-for-profit organizations that support charter schools.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2494

Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Hawaii charter school facilities fund for funding the repair, maintenance, and other facilities needs of charter schools.  Establishes a tax credit for certain individuals who make contributions to charter school repairs, maintenance, or development.  Appropriates funds for the Hawaii charter school facilities fund.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2751

Testimony

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Prohibits the board of education member on the charter school review panel to sit on appeals from the panel's decisions.  Authorizes the board of education to remove a panel member for cause.  Require the charter school administrative office to be represented by an assigned deputy attorney general, separate from counsel for the board of education.  Requires submission to and approval of the charter school budget by the panel. Authorizes the charter school administrative office to submit a capital improvement projects budget for charter school facilities to the department of budget and finance, subject to approval by the panel.  Excludes fringe benefits, special education, and federal funding from the per pupil appropriation to charter schools.  Specifies the executive director's duties with regard to the preparation of the budget.  Clarifies that the panel is subject to the requirements of the sunshine law.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2296

Testimony

PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS.

Proposes a constitutional amendment to authorize the State to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist nonprofit corporations supporting one or more charter schools, community development financial institutions benefiting one or more public charter schools, and charter schools.

 

EDU, JDL, WAM

SB 3038

Testimony

RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Improves the composition of the Charter School Review Panel; makes the Panel subject to the sunshine law; removes the cap on the number of charter schools; and ensures funding for new charter schools.

 

EDU, WAM

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways at least 24 hours prior to the hearing:

 

·         In person:  1 copy of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 230, State Capitol.

 

·         By fax:  Testimony may be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.  When faxing, please indicate to which committee the testimony is being submitted and the date and time of the hearing.

 

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FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6842.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair