HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2009

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Joe Bertram, III

Rep. Scott K. Saiki

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Maile S.L. Shimabukuro

Rep. Faye P. Hanohano

Rep. K. Mark Takai

Rep. Joey Manahan

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Mark M. Nakashima

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Karl Rhoads

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Monday, February 02, 2009

TIME:

2:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 11

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Makes clarifying amendments to laws affecting the charter schools.

 

EDN, JUD

HB 12

Status

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Authorizes the Board of Education to employ or retain its own attorneys.

 

EDN, JUD, FIN

HB 13

Status

RELATING TO BOARD OF EDUCATION MEETINGS.

Authorizes the board of education to file any meeting notice that specifies legislation or legislation-related agenda items no fewer than two calendar days before a meeting during the period from the convening of the legislature in regular session to adjournment sine die of each regular session, and during any special session of the legislature.

 

EDN, JUD

HB 87

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Provides the Department of Education with oversight and monitoring powers over a child receiving special education services at a private school but at public expense.

 

EDN, JUD, FIN

HB 173

Status

RELATING TO SCHOOL MEALS.

Modifies the method by which the prices of school meals are determined.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 176

Status

RELATING TO SCHOOL BUSES.

Requires all school buses imported into the state after July 1, 2010, to be equipped with lap and shoulder belt assemblies at all designated seating positions.  Requires DOE to adopt rules requiring the use of seatbelts.  Requires school buses that are currently in Hawaii to be retrofitted and equipped with lap and shoulder belt assemblies by July 1, 2020.

 

EDN, TRN, FIN

HB 179

Status

RELATING TO SCHOOL FACILITIES.

Transfers responsibility for school facilities repair and maintenance for air conditioning equipment and donated equipment and fixtures from the Department of Accounting and General Services to the Department of Education, consistent with Act 51, SLH 2004.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 180

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Repeals the Performance Standards Review Commission. 

 

EDN, FIN

HB 181

Status

RELATING TO THE FEDERAL GRANTS REVOLVING FUND.

Renames the existing Federal Grants Search, Development, and Application Revolving Fund as the Federal Grants Revolving Fund.  Allows funds in the Federal Grants Revolving Fund to be used to monitor grant execution, ensure compliance with grant requirements, and audit grant expenditures.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 395

Status

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

Requires any unexpended or unencumbered general fund appropriations designated for the State's early learning system to lapse into the Keiki First Steps Trust Fund.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 985

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Returns the Department of Education to a system divided by districts in lieu of the current complex area structure.  Requires the Board of Education to appoint the district superintendents.  Establishes duties of the district superintendent.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 992

Status

RELATING TO NUTRITION.

Establishes a farm-to-work nutrition program in the public schools.

 

EDN, AGR, FIN

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

Persons wishing to offer comments should submit testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing with a transmittal cover indicating:

·     Testifier's name with position/title and organization;

·     The Committee the comments are directed to;

·     The date and time of the hearing;

·     Measure number; and

·     The number of copies the Committee is requesting. 

 

While every effort will be made to copy, organize, and collate all testimony received, materials received on the day of the hearing or improperly identified or directed to the incorrect office, may be distributed to the Committee after the hearing.

 

Submit testimony in ONE of the following ways:

PAPER:   5 copies (including an original) to Room 324 in the State Capitol;

FAX:        For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to 586-6511 (Oahu) or 1-800-535-3859 (Neighbor Islands); or

EMAIL:   For comments less than 5 pages in length, transmit to [email protected].

 

Testimony submitted will be placed on the Legislative Web site after the hearing adjourns.  This public posting of testimony on the Web site should be considered when including personal information in your testimony.

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids and/or services to participate in the House public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the Committee Clerk at 586-6170 or email your request for an interpreter to [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing for arrangements.  Prompt requests submitted help to ensure the availability of qualified individuals and appropriate accommodations.

 

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Rep. Roy Takumi

Chair