Report Title:

School Complex; Overcrowded; Waivers

Description:

Requires DOE to offer students eligible for free or reduced cost school lunch a subsidized school bus fare to their new school for a period not to exceed one year when they are forced to transfer schools because of redistricting. Appropriates money to pay for the subsidized bus fares. (SD1)

 

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

1567

TWENTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2001

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

relating to school complexes.

 

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§302A- Student transfers due to overcrowded schools within school complexes. When the department deems redistricting to be required due to overcrowding in a school, and a student is forced to transfer schools within a school complex based on such redistricting, the department shall offer students eligible for free or reduced cost school lunch, a subsidized school bus fare to their new school for a period not to exceed one year, such fare to be determined at the discretion of the superintendent."

SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $1,000,000, or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2001-2002, for costs associated with the subsidized bus fare required by this Act.

SECTION 4. The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.

SECTION 5. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2001.