HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.B. NO. |
2697 |
THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
The purpose of this Act is to establish a no time to lose commission to examine how the State's public schools can be internationally competitive.
SECTION 2. Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:
"§302A- No time to lose commission; established. There
is established a no time to lose commission to examine how the State's public
schools can be internationally competitive by examining common elements found
in high performing education systems.
The commission shall examine how the State can accomplish various
educational goals that include, but are not limited to the following:
(1) Ensuring that every three- and
four-year-old has access to quality early-learning education;
(2) Ensuring that the State's educational
curricula are internationally benchmarked;
(3) Guaranteeing that each high school
has a career and technical education curriculum that includes computer science
studies; and
(4) Continuing to allocate funds based
on a student's needs.
(b) Based upon effective operation practices of
high performing public school systems, the commission shall consider the
following:
(1) Individual teacher preparation time
to allow teachers to adequately prepare for instruction the following day;
(2) Collaborative teacher preparation
time to allow opportunities for similar-grade teachers to facilitate
conversation regarding effective pedagogy and the creation of high quality
lesson plans;
(3) Time for teachers to work with
students who have not mastered any lessons;
(4) The rotation of principals and vice
principals among the public elementary, middle or intermediate, and high
schools in a designed complex area; provided that the commission shall also
consider rotations based upon where the highest need or demand for
administrative support is so that principals are actively available to all
teachers and students; and
(5) The rotation time for principals and
vice principals within complex areas to conduct non-punitive classroom
observations; provided that the intent of the observations is to offer tools to
increase professional growth and further develop effective teaching, based upon
the highest need or demand for administrative support.
(c) The commission shall be exempt from section
26-34 and shall include, but not be limited to the following members:
(1) The chair of the house of
representatives committee on lower and higher education, or the chair's
designee, who shall serve as co-chair of the commission;
(2) The chair of the senate committee on
education, or the chair's designee, who shall serve as co-chair of the commission;
(3) The superintendent, or the
superintendent's designee;
(4) A department of education principal,
to be selected by the superintendent;
(5) A department of education teacher,
to be selected by the superintendent;
(6) A representative of the Hawaii
Executive Conference, to be selected by its executive director;
(7) A representative of the Hawaii
Community Foundation, to be selected by its chief executive officer and president;
(8) A representative of the Hawaii
Institute for Public Affairs, to be selected by its president and chief
executive officer;
(9) A representative from the Hawaii
State Teachers Association, who shall be invited to be a member of the commission
by the speaker of the house of representatives;
(10) A representative from the Hawaii
Government Employees Association, who shall be invited to be a member of the commission
by the president of the senate; and
(11) Other members as the commission deems
necessary.
(d) The commission shall be exempt from part I of
chapter 92; provided that the department shall make available to the public the
minutes of all meetings of the commission on the department's website.
(e)
The department shall be responsible for the administrative
responsibilities of the commission, including but not limited to the posting of
public notices, preparing agendas and minutes, organizing meetings, and
reporting on the outcome and recommendations of the commission.
(f) The commission shall submit a report of its findings to the legislature, the chairperson of the board, and all complex area superintendents no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2022; provided that beginning with the regular session of 2023, and each regular session thereafter, the commission shall report any additional findings and progress toward the state public school system becoming internationally competitive."
SECTION 3. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the no time to lose commission established pursuant to this Act.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2020.
INTRODUCED BY: |
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Report Title:
No Time To Lose Commission; Established; Best Practices; Department of Education; Appropriation
Description:
Establishes a no time to lose commission to examine how the State's public schools can be internationally competitive. Appropriates funds.
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