THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2010

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND HOUSING

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

TIME:

1:15 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

HB 1853

        (HSCR119-10)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

Disallows the sale of ice cream and candy by public schools in conformance to the State of Hawaii wellness guidelines.

 

EDH

HB 2077, HD1

        (HSCR240-10)

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Changes the age limit for high school admission to 20 years of age.  (HB2077 HD1)

 

EDH

SCR 21

        Testimony

        Status

REQUESTING PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS TO INCORPORATE MORE KINESTHETIC AND OTHER TYPES OF LEARNING INTO SCHOOL CURRICULA.

 

EDH

SCR 22

        Testimony

        Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO SET MORE STANDARDIZED REQUIREMENTS FOR SENIOR PROJECTS.

 

EDH

SCR 28

        Testimony

        Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT A STATEWIDE PLAN TO ELIMINATE THE WASTE OF MILK DISTRIBUTED WITH SCHOOL LUNCHES.

 

EDH

SCR 94

        Testimony

        Status

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TWO-YEAR PILOT PROGRAM TO OFFER ONLINE INSTRUCTION TO MIDDLE AND HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM.

 

EDH

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

FOR AMENDED HEARING NOTICES:  If the notice is an amended notice, measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored.  If there is a measure that is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.

 

Persons wishing to testify should submit testimony in one of the following ways by 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing:

 

·         By Email:  Testimony may be emailed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Committee at [email protected] .  Please indicate the measure, date and time of the hearing. Email sent to individual offices or any other Senate office will not be accepted.

 

·         By Web: Testimony may be submitted online if less than 4MB in size, at http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/emailtestimony.

 

·         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.

 

Please note:  If you submit your written testimony after 4:00 p.m. the day prior to the hearing, please sign-in at the staff table to testify orally.  A copy of your testimony may not be available during the hearing but will be posted online for the public after the hearing. 

 

If you require special assistance or auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., sign or foreign language interpreter or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk 24 hours prior to the hearing so arrangements can be made.

 

Please note:  All testimony received by the Hawaii Senate will be posted on the Hawaii Legislature's Website.  Documents made available through the Testimony hyperlink(s) above may not be posted until the start of the hearing.

 

Public Folder.  A folder labeled “Public Folder” containing the testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-8585.

 

 

 

 

 

________________________________________

Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair