HB 2282 HD 1

RELATING TO EDUCATION

By Representative(s) ITO / TAKAI / ARAKAKI; Leong, McDermott, Morihara, Stegmaier

Keywords: CLASS SIZE, COLLECTIVE BARGAINING, EDUCATION, HANDICAPPED, SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL ATTENDANCE, SPECIAL EDUCATION, TEACHERS AND EDUCATIONAL OFFICERS

Report Title: Class Size Reduction

Description: Reduces the student-to-teacher ratio in kindergarten through fourth grade to 20 students to one teacher, over a period of 3 fiscal years. (HB2282 HD1)

 1-25-00        H Introduced and passed First Reading                      
 1-26-00        H Referred to the committees on 1. EDN 2. FIN ,
                  referral sheet 6
 2- 8-00        H Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Thursday, 02
                  /10/00 at 2:00 P.M. in House conference room 329.
 2-10-00        H The committee on EDN recommends that the measure be         
                  PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS.
 2-10-00        H The votes in EDN were as follows:7 Ayes: Rep.(s)
                  Ito, Arakaki, Morihara, Santiago, Stegmaier, Takai,         
                  Leong; Ayes with reservations: Rep.(s) ; none Noes:         
                  Rep.(s) ; and 2 Excused: Rep.(s) Okamura, McDermott
 2-16-00        H Reported from the committee on EDN (Stand. Com. Rep.        
                  No. 233-00) as amended in (HD 1), recommending
                  passage on Second Reading and referral to the
                  committee on FIN
 2-16-00        H Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and
                  referred to the committee on FIN
 2-16-00        H The vote was as follows:  46 aye(s), with none
                  voting no and Representative(s) Cachola, Morihara,
                  Okamura, Rath, Whalen excused