THE SENATE

THE TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2017

 

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Chair

Senator Kaiali‘i Kahele, Vice Chair

 

AMENDED NOTICE OF HEARING

 

 

DATE:

Friday, March 24, 2017

TIME:

2:45pm

PLACE:

Conference Room 229

State Capitol

415 South Beretania Street

 

A M E N D E D  A G E N D A

 

 

 

SCR 9

      Status & Testimony

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CARRY ON ITS WORK TO BETTER ENGAGE COMMUNITY GROUPS IN THE EDUCATION OF CHILDREN AND YOUTH IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

 

EDU

SCR 48 / SR 12

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING ADDITIONAL FUNDING FOR EDUCATION FROM THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 53

      Status & Testimony

REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE PER-PUPIL FUNDING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SYSTEM FULFILLS ITS STATUTORY PURPOSE OF EQUALIZING OPERATIONAL FUNDING AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 91

      Status & Testimony

URGING THE HAWAII HIGH SCHOOL ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION TO ADOPT THE PITCH SMART GUIDELINES FOR HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL PITCHERS.

 

 

EDU, CPH

SCR 95 / SR 39

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

ENCOURAGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A COORDINATED MAGNET SCHOOL PROGRAM FOR KALAHEO HIGH SCHOOL AND KAILUA HIGH SCHOOL.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 137 / SR 58

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO CONSIDER REQUIRING STUDENTS IN GRADES SIX, SEVEN, AND EIGHT TO TAKE COURSES IN PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND HEALTH EDUCATION.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 140 / SR 61

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

URGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO RESTRICT ANY PERSON FROM APPLYING FOR THE POSITION OF SUPERINTENDENT OF EDUCATION IF THAT PERSON WAS A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION WHEN THE SEARCH AND HIRING PROCESS WAS DEVELOPED OR INITIATED.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 167 / SR 81

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A VOCATIONAL EDUCATION OUT-OF-SCHOOL PROGRAM.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 168 / SR 82

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT A STATE PLAN FOR COMPUTER SCIENCE EDUCATION IN ALL PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 171 / SR 85

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A LIVE, LEARN, WORK, AND PLAY PROGRAM TO PROMOTE WORKFORCE READINESS IN HAWAII'S STUDENTS THROUGH CAREER PIPELINE AND ACADEMY SCHOOL INITIATIVES.

 

 

EDU, WAM

SCR 166 / SR 80

      Status & Testimony / Status & Testimony

REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO PERFORM A STUDY OF THE NUMBER OF FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS HIRED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, THE FIVE-YEAR RETENTION RATES FOR FIRST-YEAR TEACHERS, AND STATISTICS OF TEACHERS AT DEPARTMENT SCHOOLS WHO TRANSFERRED FROM THEIR FORMER TEACHING POSITIONS.

 

 

EDU, WAM

[Measure added on <03/21/17>]

 

Decision Making to follow, if time permits.

 

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_____________________________________Senator Michelle N. Kidani

Chair