HB 323

RELATING TO EDUCATION

By Representative(s) SANTIAGO / THIELEN; Kahikina, Leong, Morihara, Okamura

Companion Bill: SB 552

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, EDUCATION, RELIGION, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE

Report Title: Compulsory Education Law

Description: Requires the DOE to adopt rules to define what it means for a student to "attend either a public or private school", with respect to students who attend private sectarian and nonsectarian schools, for the purposes of determining the student's compliance with the compulsory attendance law.

 1-22-99        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-25-99        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. JHA ,
                  referral sheet 3
 2-10-99        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday,
                  02-11-99 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 2-11-99        H The committee on EDN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-11-99        H The votes in EDN were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Ito, Okamura, Morihara, Santiago, Stegmaier, Takai,         
                  Leong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ;         
                  none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Arakaki
 2-18-99        H Reported from the committee on EDN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 425), recommending passage on Second Reading and        
                  referral to the committee on JHA
 2-18-99        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on JHA      with Representative(s) none voting no
                  and Representative(s) Hiraki, Morihara, Souki,
                  Thielen, Whalen, Yoshinaga excused.