THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2002

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Norman Sakamoto, Chair

Senator Avery B. Chumbley, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON LABOR

Senator Bob Nakata, Chair

Senator Les Ihara, Jr., Vice Chair

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

DATE:

Wednesday, February 13, 2002

TIME:

3:00 PM

PLACE:

Conference Room 212

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

JOINT EDU/LBR HEARING ONLY AT 3:00 PM:

SB 2512

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Changes per-pupil funding allocation; provides for probationary status, tenure, and seniority comparable to other DOE teachers.

EDU/LBR, WAM
     

EDU HEARING ONLY AT APPROXIMATELY 3:30 PM

SB 2740

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Specifies that the Auditor shall consider allocations made by the DOE to schools in the current fiscal year in determining the amounts to be allocated to charter schools in the same fiscal year. Authorizes the BOE to revoke charters if schools are found to be in violation of applicable laws, after the submission of a compliance plan and the expiration of a period to achieve compliance as determined by the BOE.

EDU, WAM

SB 2071

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Exempts existing public schools (i.e., conversion schools) from the twenty-five-school limit on the number of schools that may be established as new century charter schools.

EDU, WAM

SB 2103

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Authorizes all of the public schools within a school complex to convert to new century charter school status under the management and operation of a nonprofit organization under specified conditions.

EDU, WAM

SB 2352

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Authorizes the establishment of charter schools with a vocational-technical orientation.

EDU, WAM

SB 2353

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Permits establishment of charter schools for any students with mental or physical handicaps. Attendance to be strictly voluntary and subject to approval by DOE.

EDU, WAM

SB 2662

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Allows a nonprofit organization to manage and operate a new century conversion charter school as a division of the nonprofit organization, in which the charter school's local school board would consist of the board of directors of the nonprofit organization.

EDU, WAM
     
     

 

 

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW, IF TIME PERMITS.

Persons wishing to testify should submit 45opies of their testimony to the committee clerk, Room 213tate Capitol 24 hours prior to the hearing. Testimony may also be faxed if less than 5 pages in length, to the Senate Sergeant-At-Arms Office at 586-6659 or 1-800-586-6659 (toll free for neighbor islands), at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. When faxing, please indicate to whom the testimony is being submitted, the date and time of the hearing, and the required number of copies needed for submittal.

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Public Folder. A folder labeled "Public Folder" containing the measures and testimonies for the hearing will be available for shared use by members of the public.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT 586-6729

 

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Senator Bob Nakata

Chair

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Senator Norman Sakamoto

Chair