HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

H.B. NO.

1369

TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2017

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

relating to education.

 

 

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

 


     SECTION 1.  The purpose of this Act is to empower the teachers and administrators of Hawaii by forming an "education advisory council" composed of current educators and administrators. The council shall have the authority to make decisions regarding educational policy, curriculum and performance standards for public schools.  

     SECTION 2.  Section 302A-1101, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§302A-1101  Department of education; board of education; superintendent of education.  (a)  There shall be a principal executive department to be known as the department of education, which shall be headed by a [policy-making] board to be known as the board of education.  The board [shall] may have power in accordance with law to formulate statewide educational policy, adopt student performance standards and assessment models, monitor school success, and appoint the superintendent of education as the chief executive officer of the public school system.

     (b)  The board shall appoint, and may remove, the superintendent by a majority vote of its members.  The superintendent:

     (1)  May be appointed without regard to the state residency provisions of section 78-1(b);

     (2)  May be appointed for a term of up to four years; and

     (3)  May be terminated only for cause.

     (c)  The board shall invite the senior military commander in Hawaii to appoint a nonvoting military representative to the board, who shall serve for a two-year term without compensation.  As the liaison to the board, the military representative shall advise the board regarding state education policies and departmental actions affecting students who are enrolled in public schools as family members of military personnel.  The military representative shall carry out these duties as part of the representative's official military duties and shall be guided by applicable state and federal statutes, regulations, and policies and may be removed only for cause by a majority vote of the members of the board.

     (d)  The board shall appoint the state public charter school commission which shall serve as the statewide charter authorizer for charter schools, with the power and duty to issue charters, oversee and monitor charter schools, hold charter schools accountable for their performance, and revoke charters.

     (e) An "education advisory council" shall be formed.  The council shall have power in accordance with law to formulate statewide educational policy, adopt student performance standards and assessment models, and to monitor school success.  The council shall be composed of:

     (1)  One public school superintendent;

     (2)  One public high school principal or teacher;

     (3)  One public middle school principal or teacher;

     (4)  One public elementary school principal or teacher; and

     (5)  One charter school principal or teacher.

     SECTION 3.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 4.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2017.

 

 

 

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Advisory Educational Council; Establishment

 

Description:

Establishes the creation of a working council made up by educators to have an input in curriculum, policy and educational decisions.

 

 

 

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