REPORT TITLE:
Education


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates funds for special education.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.855        
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                     
STATE OF HAWAII                                                 
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR EDUCATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that the State is
 
 2 obligated under the Felix v. Cayetano consent decree to improve
 
 3 services to special education students.  The Felix management and
 
 4 accountability study recommends a change in the formula for
 
 5 allocating regular education teachers so that each special
 
 6 education student is counted as one whole regular education
 
 7 student.  This Act appropriates funds and creates the necessary
 
 8 positions to implement this recommendation.
 
 9      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
10 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $4,370,390 or so much
 
11 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 for the
 
12 establishment of one hundred fifty-seven full-time equivalent
 
13 (157.00 FTE) permanent teacher positions in the department of
 
14 education.
 
15      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
16 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $340,210 or so much
 
17 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2000-2001 for the
 
18 establishment of thirteen full-time equivalent (13.00 FTE)
 
19 permanent teacher positions in the department of education.
 

 
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 1      SECTION 4.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the
 
 2 department of education for the purposes of this Act.
 
 3      SECTION 5.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999.
 
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 5                           INTRODUCED BY:  _______________________