HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2001

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Ken Ito, Chair

Rep. K. Mark Takai, Vice Chair

Rep. Felipe P. Abinsay

Rep. Roy Takumi

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Rep. Kika Bukoski

Rep. Nestor Garcia

Rep. Chris Halford

Rep. Helene Hale

Rep. Robert McDermott

Rep. Michael Kahikina

Rep. Guy Ontai

Rep. Brian Schatz

Rep. William Stonebraker

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Thursday, January 25, 2001

TIME:

2 p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 329

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 248

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR FAMILIES FOR R.E.A.L. (RESOURCES FOR EARLY ACCESS TO LEARNING).

Appropriates funds to establish Families for R.E.A.L. programs in 4 departmental school districts: Honolulu, central, Kauai, and Hawaii and for research and development of the program.

EDN, FIN

HB 94

RELATING TO PARENT-COMMUNITY NETWORKING CENTER PROGRAMS. Appropriates general revenues to provide minimal start-up funds to establish Parent-Community Networking Center programs and to further enhance existing networking centers.

EDN, FIN

HB 178

relating to education.

Appropriates funds for supplies in public schools.

EDN, FIN

HB 180

relating to education.

Appropriates funds for more textbooks.

EDN, FIN

HB 179

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates $27,500,000 for computers in the schools.

EDN, FIN

HB 126

RELATING TO COMPUTER ACCESS BY MINORS.

Limits children's access to pornography on the internet in public schools and public libraries.

EDN, JHA

HB 15

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Requires funding for high school athletic programs to be considered standard workload increase items when planning and budgeting for new public schools. Appropriates funds for high school athletic training equipment and supplies.

EDN, FIN

HB 107

relating to the procurement of playground equipment and surfacing by the department of education.

Exempts the DOE from the Hawaii Public Procurement Code if the procurement is for playground equipment and surfacing, and if the amount of the procurement is less than $50,000.

EDN, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

PERSONS WISHING TO TESTIFY ARE REQUESTED TO SUBMIT 40 COPIES OF THEIR TESTIMONY AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING TO: (1) THE COMMITTEE'S VICE CHAIR IN ROOM 403, STATE CAPITOL, OR (2) THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS PERSONNEL IN THE TURNAROUND AREA OF THE CAPITOL BASEMENT PARKING LOT. TESTIMONY MAY BE FAXED TO THE HOUSE SGT.-AT-ARMS OFFICE AT: 586-6501 (OAHU) OR 1-800-535-3859 (NEIGHBOR ISLANDS). WHEN FAXING, PLEASE INDICATE TO WHOM THE TESTIMONY IS BEING SUBMITTED, THE DATE AND TIME OF THE HEARING, AND THE REQUIRED NO. OF COPIES THAT ARE NEEDED FOR SUBMITTAL.

IT IS ALSO REQUESTED THAT THE COPIES BE ON ONE SIDE OF AN 8-1/2" X 11" SHEET WITH TWO HOLES PUNCHED AT THE TOP. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE EDN COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6317.

IF YOU REQUIRE SPECIAL ASSISTANCE OR AUXILIARY AIDS AND/OR SERVICES TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PUBLIC HEARING PROCESS OF THE STATE HOUSE (I.E., SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER, WHEELCHAIR ACCESSIBILITY, OR PARKING DESIGNATED FOR THE DISABLED), PLEASE CONTACT THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT LEAST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO THE HEARING SO ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

 

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Rep. Ken Ito

Chair