HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Chair

Rep. Jeanne Kapela, Vice Chair

 

Rep. Della Au Belatti

Rep. Takashi Ohno

Rep. Lynn DeCoite

Rep. Sean Quinlan

Rep. Sonny Ganaden

Rep. Gregg Takayama

Rep. Cedric Asuega Gates

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Troy N. Hashimoto

Rep. Val Okimoto

 

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Tuesday, February 9, 2021

TIME:

2:00 P.M.

PLACE:

VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

 

 

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A G E N D A

 

HB 11

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education to develop statewide performance standards to be culturally relevant, historically and scientifically accurate, and nondiscriminatory.  Requires a standards-based curriculum and its related educational materials to be nondiscriminatory.  Establishes certain requirements for school complexes when developing standards-based curricula.  Requires reports to the legislature.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 608

Status

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the board of education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one forum in each county.  Requires the board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items.  Requires a report to the Legislature on implementing open forums.

 

EDN, JHA

HB 611

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING.

Establishes maintenance of effort provisions.  Establishes a public education stabilization trust fund.  Makes appropriations.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 619

Status

RELATING TO ETHNIC STUDIES.

Requires public school students to complete a course in ethnic studies.  Requires the superintendent of education to develop a model curriculum in ethnic studies, circulate the curriculum for public comment, and obtain approval of the curriculum from the board of education.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 1222

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires public and charter schools to offer education in computer science.  Requires annual reports.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 1294

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

The purpose of this Act is to require transfer of non-facility general fund per-pupil allocations of special education students of a department of education school to a charter school upon enrollment of the student at the charter school subject to certain conditions, including parent or guardian confirmation and notice of intent of the student's transfer to and enrollment in the charter school.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 521

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION FUNDING.

Requires the committee on weights to submit a report to the legislature detailing any changes to the funding formula within thirty days of the change.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 612

Status

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires the superintendent to serve as the summer learning coordinator and coordinate all summer programs for children.  Requires the summer learning coordinator to leverage certain federal funds for school-based summer programs.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 791

Status

RELATING TO TAXATION.

Establishes a state income tax credit for certain expenses incurred by pre-kindergarten through grade 12 teachers, instructors, school librarians, counselors, principals, registrars, or aides in a school.  Applies to taxable years beginning after 12/31/2021.

 

EDN, FIN

HB 1392

Status

RELATING TO PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS.

Creates an exemption for unpaid interns enrolled in a department of education program from the wages and hours requirements of employees on public works projects.

 

EDN, FIN

 

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

 

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Rep. Justin H. Woodson

Chair