THE SENATE

THE THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2021

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Chair

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

TIME:

3:20 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 229 & Videoconference

 

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A G E N D A

 

 

 

 

HB 1360, HD1

      (HSCR684)

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING.

Establishes an early childhood educator stipend program to be administered by the executive office on early learning to address the shortage of qualified early childhood educators in Hawaii.  Requires stipend fund repayments for the early childhood educator stipend program to be deposited into the early learning special fund.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD1)

 

EDU, WAM

HB 608, HD2

      (HSCR866)

      Status & Testimony

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.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (HD2)

 

EDU, JDC

SCR 38 / SR 27

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

URGING THE HAWAI‘I STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES BRANCH TO ADOPT AN ADDENDUM TO ITS AGREEMENTS FOR THE ‘AINA PONO HAWAI‘I STATE FARM TO SCHOOL PROGRAM REQUIRING THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS AND/OR SERVICES FROM FOOD HUBS.

 

 

EDU

SCR 63 / SR 45

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO CREATE A MODEL STATEWIDE SCHOOL POLICY ON STUDENT SUICIDE PREVENTION, INTERVENTION, AND POSTVENTION IN GRADES K-12.

 

 

EDU

SCR 81 / SR 61

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE THE TEACHING OF FINANCIAL LITERACY IN THE EXISTING PERSONAL TRANSITION PLAN COURSE REQUIREMENT FOR EACH STUDENT.

 

 

EDU

SCR 83 / SR 63

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO USE CORONAVIRUS AID, RELIEF, AND ECONOMIC SECURITY ACT AND CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE AND RELIEF SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT MONIES TO RETAIN TEACHERS AND PREVENT FURLOUGHS.

 

 

EDU

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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Senator Michelle N. Kidani

Chair