HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2005

COMMITTEE ON FINANCE

Rep. Dwight Y. Takamine, Chair

Rep. Bertha C. Kawakami, Vice Chair

Rep. Mele Carroll

Rep. Clift Tsuji

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Glenn Wakai

Rep. Cindy Evans

Rep. Ryan I. Yamane

Rep. Jon Riki Karamatsu

Rep. Kyle T. Yamashita

Rep. Marilyn B. Lee

Rep. Galen Fox

Rep. Michael Y. Magaoay

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Bob Nakasone

Rep. Mark S. Moses

Rep. Scott Y. Nishimoto

Rep. Kymberly N. Pine

Rep. Kameo Tanaka

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

FRIDAY, February 25, 2005

TIME:

5:00 P.M.

PLACE:

Conference Room 308

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A # 6

HB 1555

(HSCR347)

RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL PURPOSE REVENUE BONDS FOR HUALALAI ACADEMY.

Authorizes the department of budget and finance to issue special purpose revenue bonds to assist Hualalai Academy.

EDN/HED, FIN

HB 222

(HSCR382)

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE PRESCHOOLS OPEN DOORS PROGRAM.

Appropriates funds for the Preschools Open Doors Program.

EDN/HUS, FIN

HB 1300

HD1

(HSCR383)

RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.

Improves early childhood education in the state by establishing a rating committee and appropriating funds to allow the committee to develop a rating system for early childhood education.

EDN/HUS, FIN

HB 758

HD1

(HSCR296)

RELATING TO EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES.

Requires the Department of Education to adhere to the state minimum wage law when setting wages for meal count assistants, adult supervisors, and classroom cleaners.

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 841

(HSCR297)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Repeals the school-to-work executive council, as the program's key initiatives have been established under other public and private entities.

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 843

(HSCR299)

RELATING TO SCHOOL LUNCH.

Authorizes the department of education to set school lunch prices to allow for the recovery from lunch sales of up to 1/2, rather than 1/3, of the costs of preparing the lunches.

EDN, FIN

HB 1078

(HSCR79)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Includes teacher educators in the university of Hawaii system under the teacher national board certification incentive program.

EDN/HED, FIN

HB 441

HD1

(HSCR287)

RELATING TO TEACHER LICENSING AND CREDENTIALING STANDARDS.

Enhances the ability of underrepresented members of Hawaii's teaching population to successfully complete the national competency examination by providing them with graduate and post-graduate financial assistance.

EDN/HAW, FIN

HB 1728

HD1

(HSCR332)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to hire part-time teachers, tutors, or both for public elementary and intermediate schools that need them.

EDN, FIN

HB 1295

HD1

(HSCR385)

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Requires the department of education to conduct asbestos tests prior to renovations or painting of school facilities at all department of education schools. Directs the department to maintain a record of all students at King intermediate who may have been exposed to asbestos. Appropriates funds.

EDN, FIN

HB 1132

(HSCR285)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Creates an education design and construction project assessment fund within the DOE. Broadens DOE authority over capital improvement projects.

EDN, FIN

HB 1605

(HSCR327)

RELATING TO SCHOOLS.

Appropriates funds for the Hawaii 3R's school repair and maintenance fund and the Hawaii 3R's coordinator position.

EDN, FIN

HB 842

(HSCR298)

AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF BONDS FOR EDUCATION PURPOSES.

Authorizes director of finance to issue bonds to subsidize school renovation, equipment acquisition, curriculum development, and teacher training in qualified zones and schools.

EDN, FIN

HB 1136

HD2

(HSCR330)

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Establishes the Task Force on Charter School Governance. Clarifies the funding mechanism for charter schools. Appropriates funds.

EDN, FIN

HB 969

(HSCR300)

RELATING TO NEW CENTURY CONVERSION CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Prohibits the DOE from using the minimum annual contribution by a nonprofit organization to reduce, suspend, or offset its normal budgetary allocation to a new century conversion charter school.

EDN, FIN

     

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Dwight Takamine

Chair