HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
THE TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2015
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Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino |
Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy |
Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Kaniela Ing |
Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola |
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Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
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Rep. Isaac W. Choy, Chair |
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Rep. Linda Ichiyama, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Henry J.C. Aquino |
Rep. Calvin K.Y. Say |
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Rep. Kaniela Ing |
Rep. Roy M. Takumi |
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Rep. Ken Ito |
Rep. Clift Tsuji |
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Rep. Sam Satoru Kong |
Rep. Lauren Kealohilani Matsumoto |
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Rep. Matthew S. LoPresti |
Rep. Andria P.L. Tupola |
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Rep. Takashi Ohno |
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NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Friday, March 20, 2015 |
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TIME: |
2:00 pm |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS. Renames the "running start program" as the "dual credit program". Broadens participation to include ninth and tenth graders. Replaces a standardized test with an assessment. Repeals tuition and fees requirement. Requires that all additional qualifications be uniform across all campuses. Appropriates moneys to the department of education and the University of Hawaii for positions. (SD2)
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RELATING TO VETERANS. Allows the department of education to continue, until June 30, 2020, awarding high school diplomas to qualified veterans who did not receive a high school diploma as a result of compulsory induction into active service in the armed services of the United States or any person whose high school education was interrupted due to wartime practices such as internment during World War II. (SD1)
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REVIEW AND REPORT ON THE BENEFITS AND FEASIBILITY OF EXPANDING THE COMPLEX BOUNDARIES OF KAIMUKI HIGH SCHOOL.
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONSIDER OFFERING CREDIT TOWARD SALARY FOR CERTAIN PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WHEN HIRING TEACHERS FOR SHORTAGE AREAS IDENTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT.
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REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REVIEW WHETHER THE STUDENT REPRESENTATIVE TO THE BOARD SHOULD BE GIVEN VOTING RIGHTS.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONSIDER INCLUDING A BASE AMOUNT IN THE WEIGHTED STUDENT FORMULA TO COVER PHYSICAL PLANT OPERATIONS.
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URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO EXAMINE ALL POSSIBILITIES TO ENABLE STUDENT ATHLETIC TEAMS TO RUN AND TRAIN OFF CAMPUS.
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REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOLS FINANCIAL LITERACY TASK FORCE.
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REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A STRATEGIC PLAN TO ADDRESS CHRONIC STUDENT ABSENTEEISM.
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NAMING THE NEW WAIMANALO ELEMENTARY AND INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL BUILDING IN HONOR OF AL LEWIS.
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DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW
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· The date and time of the hearing; and
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________________________________________ Rep. Isaac W. Choy Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Roy M. Takumi Chair |
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