THE SENATE
THE TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2014
COMMITTEE
ON EDUCATION
Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair
Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice-Chair
MEASURES DEFERRED TO WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 05, 2014
DATE:
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Wednesday, February 05, 2014
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TIME:
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1:30 PM
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PLACE:
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Conference Room 414
State Capitol
415 South Beretania Street
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DECISION MAKING ON THE
FOLLOWING MEASURE(S):
SB2139
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires all public secondary schools to implement a school year that
includes nine hundred ninety student instructional hours beginning with the
2014-2015 school year. Repeals the requirement that by the 2016-2018 school
years, all public schools implement a school year of one hundred eighty days
and one thousand eighty student instructional hours for both elementary and
secondary school grades. Clarifies that the definition of "student
instructional hours" shall be determined by the board of education.
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EDU, WAM
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SB2922
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Requires the lengthening of the school year from 180 days to 190 days
beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. Discontinues the requirements for
minimum number of student hours effective at the end of the 2014-2015 school
year.
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EDU, WAM
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SB2517
Status and Testimony
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
Authorizes the state public charter school commission to request the issuance
of general obligation bonds from the director of finance and to allocate the
proceeds for the design, planning, construction, repair, and maintenance of
public charter school facilities. Creates a working group to determine
criteria for and to prioritize the allocation of general obligation bond
proceeds to the public charters schools. Specifies that public charter
school facilities funded through the proceeds of general obligation bonds are
owned by the State. Requires the state public charter school commission to
report annually to the legislature. Authorizes the issuance of general
obligation bonds to the state public charter school commission. Repeals on
June 30, 2024.
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EDU, WAM
[Measure
added on 2/3/2014]
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No testimony will be accepted.
FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and
measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both
underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the
agenda.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 808-587-7215.