HB 2027

RELATING TO STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

By Representative(s) TAKAI / LEE / ESPERO / MARUMOTO / MORIHARA / TAKUMI / THIELEN / LEONG / KAHIKINA / ABINSAY / ARAKAKI / CHANG / ITO / SCHATZ / MOSES; Catalani

Subjects: Keiki Caucus

Keywords: DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, HANDICAPPED, PUBLIC CONTRACTS, PUBLIC PROPERTY, UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII

Report Title: Students With Disabilities

Description: Requires public contracts to require publishers and manufacturers to provide instructional material in electronic format if the material is made available to any other state or upon receipt of a written request from the department of education or UH.

 1-21-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-24-00        H Referred to the committees on EDN/HED, and then
                  referred to the committee on FIN, referral sheet 4
 2-14-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN/HED on Wednesday,
                  02/16/00 at 2:10 P.M. in House conference room
                  309.
 2-16-00        H The committees on EDN/HED recommend that the
                  measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED.
 2-16-00        H The votes in EDN were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Ito, Arakaki, Morihara, Santiago, Stegmaier, Takai,         
                  Leong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ;         
                  none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Okamura;        
                  and
 2-16-00        H The votes in HED were as follows:8 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Morihara, Takai, Arakaki, Ito, Santiago, Stegmaier,         
                  Leong, McDermott; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ;         
                  none Noes: Rep.(s) ; and 1 Excused: Rep.(s) Okamura
 2-18-00        H Reported from the committee on EDN/HED (Stand. Com.
                  Rep. No. 445-00), recommending passage on Second
                  Reading and referral to the committee on FIN
 2-18-00        H Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee         
                  on FIN
 2-18-00        H The vote was as follows:  47 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Menor, Okamura,
                  Pendleton, Stegmaier excused