THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2020

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Chair

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, January 31, 2020

TIME:

2:45p.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A G E N D A

 

SB 2262

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE HAWAII TEACHER STANDARDS BOARD.

Amends the powers and duties of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to authorize the issuance of certificates for teachers at independent schools.

 

EDU

SB 2254

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Extends the sunset date of the University Laboratory School's student enrollment exemption from July 1, 2020, to July 1, 2022.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2485

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Broadens the types of grants for which the department of education, state public charter school commission, or a charter authorizer may retain and expend federal indirect overhead reimbursements, as part of department of education housekeeping measures.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2664

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

Requires the Board of Education to hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one forum in each county.  Requires the Board to include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items at the end of each public meeting through June 30, 2025.  Requires a report to the Legislature on implementing open forums.

 

EDU, JDC

SB 2486

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO EDUCATION DATA.

Requires the Department of Education to establish a standardized data collection process; collect and analyze data relating to, among other things, student discipline, school climate, and student achievement; and annually report certain information to the Board of Education, Legislature, and the public.

 

EDU, JDC

SB 2484

      Status & Testimony

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes in the department of education an education research and development revolving fund to support the research and development of innovative curriculum, instructional materials, and related technologies.  Appropriates $1,000,000 to the fund.

 

EDU, WAM

SB 2348

      Status & Testimony

RELATING TO BULLYING.

Appropriates funds for selected public middle school teachers to attend an evidence-informed or evidence-based and culturally relevant bullying intervention training session and for those selected public middle school teachers to provide training on bullying intervention to other public school employees in their respective schools.  Appropriates funds.

 

EDU, WAM

 

 

 

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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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.

 

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Senator Michelle N. Kidani

Chair