HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1367

TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2013

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to charter schools.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 


     SECTION 1.  Section 302D-25, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:

     "(a)  Charter schools shall be exempt from chapters 91 and 92 and all other state laws in conflict with this chapter, except those regarding:

     (1)  Collective bargaining under chapter 89; provided that:

         (A)  The exclusive representatives as defined in chapter 89 and the governing board of the charter school may enter into either supplemental agreements that contain cost and noncost items to facilitate decentralized decision-making[;] or master agreements separate from any other master agreement collectively bargained for between the exclusive representatives and department, as defined in chapter 89;

         (B)  The agreements shall be funded from the current allocation or other sources of revenue received by the charter school; provided that collective bargaining increases for employees shall be allocated by the department of budget and finance to the charter school's authorizer for distribution to the charter school; and

         (C)  These supplemental agreements and master agreements may differ from the master contracts negotiated with the department;

     (2)  Discriminatory practices under section 378-2; and

     (3)  Health and safety requirements."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Charter Schools; Collective Bargaining

 

Description:

Allows governing boards of charter schools and exclusive representatives to enter into master agreements separate from any other master agreement collectively bargained for between the exclusive representatives and department of education, as defined in chapter 89, HRS.

 

 

 

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