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Rep. Justin H. Woodson, Chair |
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Rep. Trish La Chica, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela |
Rep. Amy A. Perruso |
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Rep. Lisa Marten |
Rep. Sean Quinlan |
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Rep. Rose Martinez |
Rep. Chris Todd |
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Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
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Rep. May Besario Mizuno |
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Rep. Amy A. Perruso, Chair |
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Rep. Jeanne Kapela, Vice Chair |
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Rep. Trish La Chica |
Rep. Sean Quinlan |
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Rep. Lisa Marten |
Rep. Chris Todd |
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Rep. Rose Martinez |
Rep. Justin H. Woodson |
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Rep. Scot Z. Matayoshi |
Rep. Diamond Garcia |
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Rep. May Besario Mizuno |
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VIA VIDEOCONFERENCE Conference Room 309 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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RELATING TO CIVIC ENGAGEMENT. Requires the public access room to establish and maintain an outreach and engagement program for primary, secondary, post-secondary, and community education. Requires the department of education and university of Hawaii to assign appropriate staff to coordinate with the public access room for the outreach and engagement program. Establishes two full-time equivalent permanent civic education resource teacher positions. Appropriates funds to the legislative reference bureau for one full-time equivalent (1.0 FTE) position to assist in effectuating this requirement. Appropriates funds to the department of education for the expansion of civic education in the public schools.
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RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FACILITIES. Requires the Board of Education to adopt rules for facility maintenance. Requires that the condition of Department of Education facilities be periodically evaluated.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the department of education equip all classroom doors with interior locks, maintain a public address system, feature an emergency access route, employ a student resource officer, and maintain fire alarms. Mandates the establishment of school emergency management plans. Requires schools conduct regular testing and emergency preparedness drills. Appropriates funds exceeding the ceiling.
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RELATING TO FIRE ALARMS. Requires the DOE to submit an annual report to the legislature on the installation, repair, and maintenance of fire alarm systems in Hawaii's public schools. Appropriates funds.
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RELATING TO HAWAII EDUCATOR LOANS. Appropriates funds into and out of the Hawaii educator loan program revolving fund to be used to provide financial assistance for students participating under the Hawaii educator loan program.
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RELATING TO TEACHER LOANS. Establishes a teacher loan program to encourage individuals to become teachers in hard-to-fill positions of Department of Education schools. Allows a loan to be forgiven for teachers who become a licensed teacher in Hawaii or for teachers who will commit to teach for seven years at a Hawaii public school or public charter school.
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RELATING TO TAX CREDITS. Establishes a state income tax credit for qualified expenses incurred by certain individuals employed by the Department of Education, Hawaii state public library system, or as part of a head start program in a school.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Appropriates funds for four full-time equivalent career foundations certificate program teachers for McKinley Community School for Adults.
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RELATING TO KAIAPUNI EDUCATION. Appropriates moneys to the Department of Education for the establishment of 3 full-time equivalent (3.0 FTE) Kaiapuni education curriculum specialist II positions and 10 full-time equivalent (10.0 FTE) Kaiapuni classroom teacher positions. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
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RELATING TO MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROMOTE STUDENT MENTAL HEALTH. Appropriates moneys for the Department of Education to enhance the Panorama platform and Trust Circle mobile app. Declares that the appropriation exceeds the state general fund expenditure ceiling for 2024-2025.
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires the DOE to work with the BOE to create a public digital platform by the 2025-2026 school year that shows how schools are adopting high-quality instructional materials for K-6 English language arts.
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RELATING TO SCHOOL-BASED HEALTH SERVICES. Appropriates funds to maintain seventy-five health technician positions within the Department of Education for the Hawaii Keiki: Healthy and Ready to Learn Program. Declares that the general fund expenditure ceiling is exceeded.
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RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION. Requires the board of education to invite the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (5) (teachers and other personnel of the department of education) to appoint a nonvoting public school teacher representative to the board and the exclusive representative for bargaining unit (6) (educational officers) to appoint a nonvoting public school administrator representative to the board.
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________________________________________ Rep. Amy A. Perruso Chair |
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________________________________________ Rep. Justin H. Woodson Chair |
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