KA ‘AHA KENEKOA
THE THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE
REGULAR SESSION OF 2024
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Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Chair |
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Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Vice Chair |
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Senator Henry J.C. Aquino, Chair |
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Senator Sharon Y. Moriwaki, Vice Chair |
NOTICE OF HEARING
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DATE: |
Monday, February 5, 2024 |
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3:00 PM |
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PLACE: |
Conference Room 229 & Videoconference State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street |
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EDU |
PHOTO ID REQUIRED FOR ENTRANCE TO THE STATE CAPITOL
BUILDING HOURS: 7AM TO 5PM, MONDAY - FRIDAY
The Legislature is accepting written, videoconference, and in-person testimony at public hearings.
A live stream of all Senate Standing Committee meetings will be available on the Senate YouTube Channel.
A G E N D A
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Establishes a Harm to Students Registry for all prekindergarten through grade twelve institutions operating in the State to be administered by the Department of Education. Requires schools to complete any investigation into employees who have pending allegations of harming students, regardless of employment status. Requires schools to consult with the Harm to Students Registry before authorizing prospective employees or volunteers to interact with students. Requires schools to share information on ongoing or concluded investigations of infliction of harm to a student when requested by another institution. Establishes an appeal process for individuals who request removal from the Harm to Students Registry. Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to revoke the licenses of certain individuals who have resigned or retired in lieu of termination. Establishes qualified immunity for employers who provide good faith information or opinion on a current or former employee's job performance.
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EDU/LBT, WAM/JDC |
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RELATING TO EDUCATION. Requires that licensed teachers have their license revoked by the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board if the teacher is resigning or retiring during the pendency of any investigation into allegations of sexual assault, sexual harassment, or other physical abuse of a student.
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EDU/LBT, JDC |
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RELATING TO WORKERS' COMPENSATION. Allows newly graduated high school students to be eligible for workers' compensation coverage during the summer following their high school graduation while participating in Department of Education sponsored work-based learning programs.
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LBT/EDU, WAM |
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Decision Making to follow, if time permits.
All testimony received by the Hawai‘i Senate is posted on the Hawai‘i Legislature's website, which is accessible to the public. Please do not include private information that you do not want disclosed to the public.
Please go to the Legislature's website, www.capitol.hawaii.gov, to submit written testimony at least 24 hours prior to the hearing. Create a free account on the website, or sign in to an existing account, then click on the "Participate" drop down menu and select the "Submit Testimony" option to get started. While submitting your written testimony, you will be prompted to indicate if you would also like to testify at the hearing in-person or remotely via videoconference.
Please note the following:
· The number of oral testifiers and/or time allotted to each testifier may be limited by the Chair when necessary to adhere to the committee hearing schedule. We may not be able to accommodate everyone who requests to testify orally.
· Testifiers for this hearing will be limited to 1 minute each.
If you wish to testify via videoconference during the hearing, please review the detailed step-by-step instructions for testimony procedures before you submit your written testimony. Here's a direct link to the instructions: https://capitol.hawaii.gov/docs/testimonyinstructions.pdf
For general help navigating the committee hearing process, please contact the Public Access Room at (808) 587-0478 or [email protected]. You can also visit their website at https://lrb.hawaii.gov/par/.
For special assistance: The cable TV broadcast and/or live stream of this meeting will include closed captioning. If you require other auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written) or ASL interpreter), or are unable to submit testimony via the website due to a disability, please contact the committee at [email protected] at least 24 hours prior to the hearing.
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.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL THE COMMITTEE CLERK AT (808) 586-7100.
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_____________________________________ Senator Henry J.C. Aquino Chair |
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_____________________________________ Senator Michelle N. Kidani Chair |
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