HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

THE TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Rep. Roy M. Takumi, Chair

Rep. Lyla B. Berg, Ph.D., Vice Chair

Rep. Dennis A. Arakaki

Rep. Michael Puamamo Kahikina

Rep. Rida T.R. Cabanilla

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

Rep. Jerry L. Chang

Rep. Tommy Waters

Rep. Josh Green, M.D.

Rep. Corinne W.L. Ching

Rep. Heléne H. Hale

Rep. Lynn Finnegan

Rep. Bev Harbin

 

COMMITTEE ON LABOR & PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT

Rep. Kirk Caldwell, Chair

Rep. Bob Nakasone, Vice Chair

Rep. Pono Chong

Rep. Joseph M. Souki

Rep. Ken Ito

Rep. Colleen Rose Meyer

Rep. Marcus R. Oshiro

Rep. Anne V. Stevens

Rep. Maile S. L. Shimabukuro

 

NOTICE OF HEARING

DATE:

Saturday, February 4, 2006

TIME:

9:00 a.m.

PLACE:

Conference Room 309

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

HB 1884

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Appropriates funds to retain a teacher position for the Hoa Aina O Makaha cultural learning center.

EDN, FIN

HB 2552

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Allows the Department of Education to consider hiring persons with bachelors or higher degrees who have teaching experience to teach in subjects in which they have a degree. Requires that one member of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board come from a non-teaching background. Authorizes the Department of Education to expand on the standardized statewide Teacher Induction Program.

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 2551

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Confers the same rights and benefits of civil service employees in the department of education to civil service employees of the new conversion charter schools.

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 2962

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Omnibus public charter schools recodification. Creates a new chapter on charter school governance.

EDN/LAB, JUD, FIN

HB 2609

RELATING TO COLLECTIVE BARGAINING FOR EMPLOYEES IN NEW CENTURY CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Assigns new century charter school employees to public sector bargaining units. Establishes collective bargaining process for new century charter school employees.

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 3098

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Designates local school boards as an employer for collective bargaining purposes and allows the executive director of the charter school administrative office to negotiate union agreements. Allows certain charter school employees to have the same transfer, tenure and promotion rights as civil service employees.

EDN/LAB, FIN

HB 2550

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

Caps the total financial contribution and allocation for charter schools at $1,500 per pupil.

EDN, FIN

HB 2610

RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.

Provides seed money to establish the charter schools facilities fund partnership. Provides a tax credit to landlords who rent or lease to charter schools. Encourages the State to enter into leases charter schools at rates comparable to other State agencies. Reimburses new century charter schools for rent, lease, or mortgage payments for charter school facilities.

EDN, FIN

 

DECISION MAKING TO FOLLOW

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Rep. Kirk Caldwell

Chair

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Rep. Roy Takumi

Chair