| Measure Title: | RELATING TO EDUCATION. |
| Report Title: | Two-Tiered Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten Program; Entrance Age |
| Description: | Establishes a junior kindergarten and kindergarten program in the department of education; establishes a pilot program for the 2005-2006 school year; requires the establishment of the program in all public elementary schools beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, excluding new century charter schools and new century conversion charter schools; requires reporting from the department of education to the legislature for the next three years; requires the department of education to develop a protocol for the transition of students from junior kindergarten to kindergarten to grade one to aid in the placement of students in the appropriate classroom; appropriates $100,000. (CD2) |
| Package: | None |
| Companion: | HB732 |
| Introducer(s): | SAKAMOTO, Hooser, Kawamoto, Aduja |
| Current Referral: | EDN, FIN |
| Date | Status Text | |
|---|---|---|
| 1/15/2003 | S | Prefiled. |
| 1/15/2003 | S | Introduced and passed First Reading. |
| 1/22/2003 | S | Referred to EDU. |
| 1/22/2003 | S | Bill scheduled to be heard by EDU on 01-29-03 at 1:00 pm in conference room 212. |
| 1/27/2003 | S | Senator Aduja is added as a co-sponsor pursuant to Senate rule 45. |
| 1/28/2003 | S | Re-Referred to EDU, WAM. |
| 1/29/2003 | S | The measure is deferred until 02-03-03 at 1:15 pm in conference room 212. |
| 2/3/2003 | S | The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
| 2/3/2003 | S | The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Hooser, Chun Oakland, Tsutsui, Hogue; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto, Menor. |
| 2/14/2003 | S | Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 304) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM. Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM. |
| 2/18/2003 | S | Notice of public decision making by WAM on 02-20-03 at 9:00 am in conference room 211. |
| 2/20/2003 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes in WAM were as follows: 14 Aye(s): Senator(s) Taniguchi, Kokubun, Aduja, English, Espero, Hooser, Inouye, Kim, Sakamoto, Tsutsui; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kanno, Hemmings, Slom, Trimble ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Kawamoto. |
| 2/28/2003 | S | Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 669) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading. |
| 2/28/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 03-04-03. |
| 3/4/2003 | S | Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Hanabusa, Kanno, Slom . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Senator(s) Menor). Transmitted to House. |
| 3/4/2003 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 25) in amended form (SD 1). |
| 3/6/2003 | H | Pass First Reading. |
| 3/10/2003 | H | Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 23. |
| 3/12/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Monday, 03-17-03 at 2:30 pm in House conference room 309. |
| 3/17/2003 | H | The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 10 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Evans, Hale, Morita, Schatz, Takai, Ontai; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Blundell, Ching, Leong; 0 Noes: none; and 3 Excused: Representative(s) Arakaki, Kahikina, Tamayo. |
| 3/21/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1117) as amended in (HD 1), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to the committee on FIN. |
| 3/21/2003 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in (HD 1) and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Ching, Jernigan, Stonebraker, Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Bukoski, Finnegan, Fox, Pendleton, Shimabukuro, Sonson, Takamine excused. |
| 3/29/2003 | H | Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Monday, 03-31-03 at 2:00 pm in House conference room 308. |
| 3/31/2003 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 13 Ayes: Representative(s) Takamine, Kawakami, Karamatsu, Magaoay, Mindo, Nishimoto, Wakai, Waters, Meyer; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Kaho`ohalahala, Nakasone, Shimabukuro, Moses; 1 Noes: Representative(s) Jernigan; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Bukoski. |
| 4/4/2003 | H | Reported from the committee on FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1456), recommending passage on Third Reading. |
| 4/8/2003 | H | Passed Third Reading as amended in (HD 1) with Representative(s) Blundell, Ching, Fox, Kahikina, Leong, Pendleton, Sonson, Stonebraker, Thielen voting no and Representative(s) Jernigan excused. |
| 4/8/2003 | H | Transmitted to Senate. |
| 4/10/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 407). |
| 4/10/2003 | S | Senate disagrees with House amendments. |
| 4/10/2003 | H | Received notice of disagreement (Sen. Com. No. 637). |
| 4/13/2003 | H | House conferees appointed: Takumi, Karamatsu Co-Chairs; Evans, Ontai. |
| 4/15/2003 | S | Senate Conferees appointed: Sakamoto, Chair; Taniguchi, Co-Chair(s); Chun Oakland, Hooser, Hogue. |
| 4/15/2003 | S | Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 565). |
| 4/15/2003 | H | Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 726). |
| 4/16/2003 | S | Bill scheduled for conference committee meeting on 04-17-03 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/17/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-21-03 at 12:30 p.m. in conference room 329. |
| 4/21/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-23-03 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/23/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-24-03 at 10:00 AM in conference room 329. |
| 4/24/2003 | S | Conference committee meeting to reconvene on 04-25-03 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/25/2003 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday, 04-25-03 at 4:45 pm in Conference Room 329. |
| 4/25/2003 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 3 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Taniguchi, Hogue; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 2 Excused: Senator(s) Hooser, Chun Oakland. |
| 4/25/2003 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Karamatsu, Evans; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ontai. |
| 4/25/2003 | S | Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 125). |
| 4/25/2003 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-29-03. |
| 4/25/2003 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 125) as amended in (CD 1). |
| 4/25/2003 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 04-29-03. |
| 4/29/2003 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 1). 24 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Kanno, Menor . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom. 0 Excused: none. |
| 4/29/2003 | H | Recommitted to Conference committee as amended in (CD 1) with none voting no and Representative(s) Meyer excused. |
| 4/30/2003 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 815). |
| 8/21/2003 | D | Carried over to 2004 Regular Session. |
| 4/21/2004 | H | Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Thursday, 04-22-04 at 1:30 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/22/2004 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Monday 04-26-04 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/26/2004 | S | Reconsidered passage of SB 17, SD1, HD1, CD1 on Final Reading. |
| 4/26/2004 | S | Recommitted to Conference Committee. |
| 4/26/2004 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Tuesday 04-27-04 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/27/2004 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-28-04 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/28/2004 | H | Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Thursday 04-29-04 at 2:00 pm in conference room 329. |
| 4/29/2004 | S | The Conference committee recommends that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes of the Senate Conference Managers were as follows: 4 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Taniguchi, Hooser, Chun Oakland; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 1 Excused: Senator(s) Hogue. |
| 4/29/2004 | H | The Conference Committee recommends that the measure be Passed, with Amendments.The votes were as follows: 3 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Karamatsu, Evans; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 1 Excused: Representative(s) Ontai. |
| 4/30/2004 | S | Reported from Conf. Com. as amended CD 1 (Conf. Com. Rep. No. 93-04). |
| 4/30/2004 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 05-03-04. |
| 4/30/2004 | H | Reported from Conference Committee (Conf Com. Rep. No. 93-04) as amended in (CD 2). |
| 4/30/2004 | H | Forty-eight (48) hours notice Monday 5-03-04. |
| 5/3/2004 | H | Passed Final Reading as amended in (CD 2) with Representative(s) Stonebraker voting no and none excused. |
| 5/3/2004 | S | Passed Final Reading, as amended (CD 2). 23 Aye(s); Aye(s) with reservations: none . 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom. 1 Excused: Senator(s) Fukunaga. |
| 5/5/2004 | H | Received notice of Final Reading (Sen. Com. No. 782). |
| 5/6/2004 | S | Received notice of passage on Final Reading in House (Hse. Com. No. 733). |
| 5/7/2004 | S | Enrolled to Governor. |
| 7/13/2004 | H | Act 219, on 7/13/2004 (Gov. Msg. No. 410). |
| 7/16/2004 | S | Act 219, 7/13/2004 (Gov. Msg. No. 722). |
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