THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2011

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair

Senator Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Monday, February 14, 2011

TIME:

1:15PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 225

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

SB 1331

       Proposed SD1

       Testimony

       Status

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Amends section 304A-2007, HRS, to require additional reporting by the University of Hawaii on special and revolving funds that carry a balance of over $1,000,000 or a deficit of $1,000,000 at the time the annual report is submitted to the legislature. Makes an appropriation to the University of Hawaii to complete and implement the Kuali financial system. (Proposed SD1)

 

Copies of the proposed SD1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website:  www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1332

        Proposed SD1

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

Extends the exemption granted to the University of Hawaii from certain provisions of the Hawaii public procurement code with respect to certain designed professional services. (Proposed SD1)

 

Copies of the proposed SD1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website:  www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 1503

        Proposed SD1

        Testimony

        Status

RELATING TO SPECIAL EDUCATION.

Changes terminology from "exceptional child" to "student with a disability" and clarifies criteria for designation; clarifies definition of services auxiliary to education required to be provided to students with a disability; clarifies eligibility standards for preschool students with a disability; clarifies charter school duties toward children with a disability; establishes certification criteria for persons who provide interpreting services for children who are deaf or hard of hearing and certain students with a disability.

 

Copies of the proposed SD1 are available from the Senate Document Center and on the Legislature's website:  www.capitol.hawaii.gov.

 

EDU, WAM

 

[Measure added on 02-11-11]

 

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 218, 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. 

 

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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 587-7215.

 

 

 

 

 

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Senator Jill Tokuda

Chair