REPORT TITLE:
Performance Standards

DESCRIPTION:
Exempts development of statewide performance standards
educational policies from chapter 91, HRS. (HB2495 HD1)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                        2495
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.           H.D. 1
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

RELATING TO EDUCATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  Section 302A-1128, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is
 
 2 amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
 
 3      "(b)  The department shall regulate the courses of study to
 
 4 be pursued in all grades of public schools and classify them by
 
 5 methods the department deems proper; provided that:
 
 6      (1)  The course of study and instruction shall be regulated
 
 7           in accordance with the statewide performance standards
 
 8           established under section 302A-201;
 
 9      (2)  All pupils shall be progressively competent in the use
 
10           of computer technology; and
 
11      (3)  The course of study and instruction for the first
 
12           twelve grades shall enable all students to meet
 
13           progressive standards of competency in a language in
 
14           addition to English.
 
15      The department shall develop statewide educational policies
 
16 based on this subsection without regard to chapter 91.
 
17      For the purposes of this subsection, the terms
 
18 "progressively competent in the use of computer technology" and
 
19 "progressive standards of competency in a language in addition to
 
20 English" shall be defined by policies adopted by the board[,
 

 
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 1 through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, with reference to
 
 2 relevant national or international standards of competency].
 
 3 [Notwithstanding paragraphs (2) and (3) to the contrary, the] The
 
 4 board[, through rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91,] shall
 
 5 formulate statewide educational policies allowing the
 
 6 superintendent to exempt certain students from the requirements
 
 7 of paragraphs (2) and (3)[.] without regard to chapter 91."
 
 8      SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed.
 
 9 New statutory material is underscored.
 
10      SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect upon its approval.