THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2017
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Senator Jill N. Tokuda, Chair |
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Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF DECISION MAKING
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Thursday, February 23, 2017 |
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9:30 AM |
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Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
A G E N D A
The following measure(s) were previously heard in their respective standing committees:
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. Requires the University of Hawaii system to develop a five- and ten-year campus master plan that includes academic and facilities plans. Establishes goals that the campus master plan should strive to achieve, and considerations to be integrated into the plan.
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HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII PROMISE PROGRAM. Establishes the University of Hawaii Promise Program to provide scholarships for the unmet direct cost needs of qualified students enrolled at any campus of the University of Hawaii system or any community college campus. Appropriates funds to establish and implement the program. (SD1)
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HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Adds as a purpose of the University of Hawaii community college system the provision of occupational training and certification programs designed to rapidly qualify persons to fill new and hard-to-fill position classes of the State, counties, and private sector that require technical skills. Appropriates funds for the programs.
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HRE/JDL, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD. Appropriates moneys from the general fund for two specialist II positions within the Hawaii teacher standards board.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS. Appropriates moneys for start-up grants for newly approved, pre-opening public charter schools.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO SCHOOLS. Establishes a workforce readiness program within the department of education to allow students to graduate from an extended high school enrollment with a high school diploma and an industry-recognized associate's degree. Appropriates moneys to develop and implement the program.
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EDU/HRE, WAM |
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RELATING TO STUDENT MEALS. Prohibits denying a student a meal for the first: (1) 30 days of the first semester of a school year while the student's application for free or reduced lunch is being processed; or (2) week that the student's meal fund balance is zero or negative. Authorizes the Department of Education to adopt rules or policies on the collection of funds for negative student meal balances.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. Broadens the scope of the early learning program to include early childhood development. Expands the function of the early learning advisory board beyond an advisory capacity and amends the composition and powers of some board members. Allows the board to appoint the director of the executive office on early learning. (SD1)
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO EARLY LEARNING. Appropriates funds for the executive office on early learning to enter into contracts with third party providers for family child interaction learning programs.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires remote schools to be allocated funds using categorical allotments, rather than through the weighted student formula. Defines a remote school as any public school that is a high school located at least a one-hour drive away from the next nearest high school or a high school located on the island of Lana‘i, Moloka‘i, or Ni‘ihau. Specifies minimum number of teachers for Hana high and elementary school.
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EDU, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE FESTIVAL OF PACIFIC ARTS. Creates a temporary commission on the thirteenth festival of pacific arts to plan for the historic event to be held in Honolulu from June 11 to June 27, 2020. (SD1)
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IAA/ETT, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS. Appropriates funds to the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts Artist Fellowship Program for the awarding of one-time fellowships to promising artists.
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IAA, WAM |
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RELATING TO THE FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY OF THE HAWAII STATE CAPITOL. Appropriates funds to SFCA to fund celebrations for the 50th anniversary of the Hawaii state capitol. Appropriates funds.
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IAA, WAM |
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Persons wishing to submit written testimony may do so up to 24 hours prior to the hearing.
Click here to submit written testimony to the Senate Committee on Ways and Means.
Decision making meeting only, no oral testimony will be accepted.
FOR AMENDED NOTICES: Measures that have been deleted are stricken through and measures that have been added are underscored. If a measure is both underscored and stricken through, that measure has been deleted from the agenda.
If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e. ASL or foreign language interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE BILLS CHIEF AT (808) 586-6800.
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_____________________________________ Senator Jill N. Tokuda Chair |
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