Report Title:

Education; New Century Charter Schools

Description:

Clarifies that the department of education may place new century charter school special education students in another school outside of the school complex that the new century charter school is located. Also requires the collaboration of a special education student's program team and the student's parents or legal guardians in determining the programs and services for the student.

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1610

TWENTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2005

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

 

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

SECTION 1. Section 302A-1188, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) The department shall be responsible for the offer of a free appropriate public education. Any new century charter school that enrolls special education students or identifies one of its students as eligible for special education shall be responsible for providing the educational and related services required by a student's individualized education [plan;] program; provided that [if] the programs and services for the student shall be determined collaboratively by the student's individualized education program team and the student's parents or legal guardians. If the new century charter school is unable to provide all of the required services due to limited resources within its control, then [services to the student shall be determined and provided by the department of education.] the department may also offer services to the special education student at another public school; provided that nothing in this section shall be construed to require the department to offer services within the same school complex that the new century charter school is located. The department [of education] shall collaborate with the new century charter school administrative office to develop guidelines related to the provision of special education services and resources to each new century charter school. In making the determination about the provision of services to a special education student enrolled in a new century charter school, the department shall review all of the current individualized education plans of special education students enrolled in a new century charter school[,] and may offer staff or funding, or both, to the new century charter, school based upon a per pupil weighted formula implemented by the department and used to allocate resources for special education students in the public schools. [The department may also offer services to the special education student at a public school within the same school complex that the charter school is located]."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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