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 |