| Issue |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
 Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
Establishes a school facilities special fund, to be administered by the department of education in consultation with the board of education. Provides all proceeds from leases, permits, interest income generated from public school lands and facilities, and other revenue generated from the non-permanent disposition of public school lands and facilities, minus certain amounts, must be deposited into the special fund. Requires that all moneys in the special fund be used for the new construction and upgrade of 21st century school facilities, and the retrofit and upgrade of existing school facilities to meet 21st century school standards. Directs the public land development corporation to submit a report to the legislature no later than 20 days before the convening of the 2013 regular session detailing the progress made with the school facilities special fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2534_HD2_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2534
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education and the Hawaii High School Athletic Association to develop a concussion educational program that includes (1) educating specified stakeholders, including students, parents, and coaches, about the signs and symptoms of a concussion and procedures to follow in a suspected concussion; (2) annual educational sessions on concussions for coaches and athletic trainers; (3) mandatory removal from athletic activity for student demonstrating signs of a concussion; (4) need for licensed health provider to evaluate student and determine whether student may return to an athletic activity; (5) monitoring of student's return to physical activity by school's certified athletic trainer. Establishes guidelines for a high school concussion awareness program to be implemented in every Hawaii High School Athletic Association member high school (public and private). Directs the department of education to submit to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2013 regular session on the development and
implementation of the concussion educational program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2273_SD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2273
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School Safety |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
Permanently establishes within the department of transportation the safe routes to school program to, among other purposes, enhance traffic safety around schools, and enable and encourage children to walk and bicycle to school. Creates the position of safe routes to school program coordinator to serve as a central point of contact for the program. Directs a county designated office to provide safe routes to school funds for school-based and community-based workshops and infrastructure and non-infrastructure projects that will reduce vehicular traffic and congestion, encourage walking and bicycling, and promote health and safety around schools. Requires that Implementation of the county safe routes to school program take specified needs into consideration. Identifies components that county sate routes to school program grant proposals must address. Directs the director of transportation to develop streamlined program processes, and to annually report to the legislature on teh status and progress of the safe routes to school program before each legislative session. Establishes a safe routes to school program special fund. Assesses a surcharge of $25 for violations of speeding in a school zone and a $10 surcharge on various traffic violations and deposits these surcharges into the safe routes to school program special fund. Appropriates funds from the safe routes to school program special fund. Effective September 1, 2012. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2626_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2626
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 07/2012 |
P-12 |
Requires professional and vocational licensing boards to consider relevant military education, training, and service as part of the evaluation process toward the qualifications of a license. Requires the licensing administrator of the professional and vocational licensing division of the department of commerce and consumer affairs to communicate the intent of this Act to each licensing authority and report to the legislature. Repealed effective June 30, 2022. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2258_SD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2258
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations as appropriate, review the state's funding for existing English as a Second Language and Hawaiian language programs offered in Hawaii and any disparities in funding for the state's two official languages. Requests that the University of Hawaii report its findings and recommendations, including
projected costs to address any disparities in funding, to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2013 regular session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SR43_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.R. 43
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Bilingual/ESL |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests that the University of Hawaii, with the assistance of the department of education and other educational organizations, as appropriate, review the state's funding for existing English as a Second
Language instruction and activities and Hawaiian language programs offered in Hawaii and any disparities in funding for the state's two official languages. Requests that the University of Hawaii report its findings and recommendations, including projected costs to address any disparities in funding, to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2013 regular session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SCR87_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 87
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Repeals existing charter school laws and establishes a new chapter governing charter schools based on the recommendations of the Charter School Governance, Accountability, and Authority Task Force established by Act 130, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011. Maintains the charter school administrative office until July 1, 2013. Transfers all funds in the charter schools account established pursuant to section 302B-12(i), HRS, to the general fund. The new charter school laws establish the state public charter school commission, and grants the commission statewide chartering jurisdiction and authority. Establishes mandatory and recommended qualifications of commission nominees. Permits the commission to authorize charter schools anywhere in the state. Establishes entities that may apply to the board of education for statewide, regional, or local chartering authority. Directs the board of education to establish by rule the annual application and approval process for all entities eligible to apply for chartering authority; directs the board not to approve any application for chartering authority until July 2014 or the board adopts rules, whichever is later. Identifies required contents of an application for authorizing authority. Establishes term and content of an authorizing contract. Establishes authorizer powers, duties, and liabilities. Establishes principles and standards for charter authorizing, including that all authorizers are required to develop and maintain chartering policies and practices consistent with nationally recognized priniciples and standards for quality charter authorizing in all of 5 enumerated areas of authorizing responsibility. Establishes authorizer annual reporting requirements. Prohibits an employee, trustee, agent, or representative of an authorizer from simultaneously serving as an employee, trustee, agent, representative, vendor, or contractor of a charter school authorized by that authorizer. Establishes procedures regarding optional charter school purchasing of services from authorizer. Makes the board of education responsible for overseeing the performance and effectiveness of all charter school authorizers. Establishes board procedures for addressing issues with authorizers, including for revocation of an entity's authorizing authority and transfer of entities authorizing power to other authorizers. Establishes considerations and criteria for charter school governing board members and boards, including boards' powers and duties.
Creates procedures for establishing start-up and conversion charter schools, including required content of charter application. Provides the board of education with the power to decide appeals of authorizer denials of charter application or reauthorization, or authorizer revocation of charters, and specifies the board must serve as final arbitrator of such appeals. Requires performance provisions in the charter contract to be based on a performance framework that clearly sets forth the academic and operational performance indicators, measures, and metrics to guide the authorizer's evaluations of each charter school; defines areas for which, at a minimum, indicators, measures, and metrics must be set. Sets additional requirements for performance frameworks. Requires each charter school to set annual performance targets in conjunction with the school's authorizer. Directs authorizers to manage all assessment data for each charter school it oversees, in accordance with the performance framework. Provides relative to authorizers' ongoing oversight responsibilities. Requires each authorizer to annually publish a performance report for each school it oversees. Establishes authorizers' duties and authority in the event of a charter school's unsatisfactory performance or legal compliance, or in the event that corrective action or sanctions are required. Establishes procedures for authorizer renewals, revocations, and nonrenewals of charters. Establishes procedures for charter school closure and dissolution, and for transfer of a charter contract and of oversight of that charter school, from one authorizer to another. Directs the board of education to provide the governor, legislature, and the public with an annual report on charter schools, addressing performance, funding and other specified elements.
Directs the state board of education to establish minimum standards for reporting fiscal, personnel, and student data from charter schools to the department. Establishes procedures regarding charter school occupancy and use of vacant or available public school facilities. Exempts charter schools from certain provisions of Hawaii Revised Statutes; identifies provisions from which charter schools are not exempt. Confirms civil service status of civil service employees in schools that convert to charter schools, and provides charter school employees full participation in state retirement, workers' compensation,
unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, and health benefit systems. Provides relative to administration of workers' compensation claims for charter school employees. Specifies funding mechanisms for charter schools. Directs charter schools to elect whether to receive allocations calculated according to the weighted student formula allocation. Permits charter schools, through their authorizer, to propose to the state board of education an alternative weighted student formula.
Establishes department responsibilities toward charter schools, including development of a technical assistance system. Provides that if a charter school is unable to provide all of the required services for a student's free appropriate public education (FAPE), the department must provide services as determined by the student's individualized educational program (IEP) team. Provides additional department duties regarding the provision of special education services in charter schools. Requires the department to provide students in charter schools with the same opportunity to participate in athletics as students in other public schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2115_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2115
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Directs the board of education to contract with an implementation and transition coordinator to assist in (1) implementing the recommendations of the charter school governance, accountability, and authority task force, included in 2012 S.B. 2115 and (2) transition from the current charter school system to the charter school system set forth in 2012 S.B. 2115. Establishes the minimum qualifications for an implementation and transition coordinator, and identifies the coordinator's minimum scope of work. Limits term of the contract to one year, but permits the board and coordinator to enter into supplemental contracts as the board deems necessary. Makes an appropriation. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2116_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2116
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Local Foundations/Funds |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests the board of education and department of education to establish a statewide resource development program. Resolves that that the statewide resource development program utilize the expertise of established programs of specified high schools to assist the complex areas with the development of similar programs and organizations, with the goal of creating $500,000 in endowments within each complex area
in the state. Requests the Hilo High Foundation, Farrington Foundation, and Ko'olauloa Educational Alliance Corporation to report on the board of education and department of education's progress in establishing a
statewide resource development program to the house and senate education committee chairs no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2013 through 2018. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SCR77_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 77
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests the board of education and department of education to review and evaluate compliance with the reinventing education act of 2004, a.k.a. Act 51, in achieving the state's educational goals, and to make recommendations to the legislature regarding any necessary changes. Requests that the board and department engage specified stakeholder groups in conducting the review. Requests that the board and department make a report to the legislature not later than 20 days before the convening of the 2013 regular session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SR61_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.R. 61
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
From bill preface material: The recent change in educational governance from an elected school board to a gubernatorally-appointed provides a unique opportunity to review sections of state statute to assist in creating a more effective educational delivery system. This Act places decision making at the best level, (i.e., board policy level or the department administrative level), to add clarity to or resolve conflicting or inconsistent language among different sections of law and to amend or repeal various sections of chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, that:
--Have been accomplished and are no longer necessary;
--Impede rather than assist the department of education in meeting its core mission;
--Fall under the purview of the board of education, such as policy, staffing, and programmatic decisions;
--Are mandated by federal law and do not require codification in state law; or
--Are covered by another section of state statute, administrative rules, or board of education policy. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2540_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2540 - Revision of Certain Education Code Provisions
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Health |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the department of education to establish a statewide school health services program. Provides the department flexibility in administering and implementing the health services program. Repeals certain student health program operational requirements that were established for a 1970 pilot project. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2513_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2513
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
High School--Graduation Requirements |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Effective 6/30/2015, repeals provision to award a high school diploma to veterans who did not receive a diploma after being conscripted into active service in the U.S. armed services. Page 53 of 83 (section 302A-431.9) http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2540_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2540 - Veterans High School Diploma
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
No Child Left Behind--Reauthorization Issues/Waivers |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests the board of education and department of education to (1) apply to the U.S. Department of Education for a waiver from No Child Left Behind requirements, (2) develop a plan to improve and attain high student achievement that would be submitted with the waiver application, (3) provide legislative leaders with an update once the application for a waiver is filed and when any response is received from the U.S. Department of Education; and (4) conduct an informational briefing on the status of the waiver application before the senate and house education committees during the 2013 regular session.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SCR120_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 120
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Child Care |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Adds exemptions for any kindergarten, school, or program licensed by the charter school review panel, the Hawaii Council of Private Schools, or any federal agency and certain child care programs conducted by the counties from child care licensing by the department of human services. Effective July 1, 2013. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2800_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2800
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Governance |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Provides legislative findings. Establishes the executive office on early learning, to be temporarily placed in the office of the governor, and permanently established within the department of education for administrative purposes only, effective July 2015. Establishes a director of the executive office on early learning, and requirements for and duties of the director. Establishes the duties of the executive office on early learning in developing the state's early learning system, including among others: (1) Establishing additional early learning programs and services, including public and private partnerships; (2) Establishing policies and procedures governing the inclusion of children with special needs; (3) Developing incentives to enhance the quality of early learning programs, services, and educational professionals; (4) Coordinating efforts to develop a highly-qualified, stable, and diverse workforce; (5) Developing standards of accountability to ensure that early learning experiences are high-quality; (6) Collecting, interpreting, and releasing state early learning data; (7) Recommending the appropriate proportion of state funds to be distributed to programs and services across the early learning system; and (8) Consulting with community groups, including statewide
organizations involved in early learning professional development, policy and advocacy, and early childhood programs. Transfers the state head start state collaboration office from the department of human services to the executive office on early learning.
Establishes the early learning advisory board to replace the early learning council, and repeals provisions related to the early learning council. Establishes the membership and responsibilities of the early learning advisory board. Transfers administration of the pre-plus program to expand access to affordable and high-quality early childhood education for low-income children from the department to the executive office on early learning. Makes provisions regarding charter school occupancy of vacant school facilities also applicable to pre-plus programs seeking facilities. Requires the executive office on early learning, no later than 20 days before the convening of the 2013 regular session, to suhmit a report to the legislature on the status of an implementation plan for the development of the early learning system, including a timeline of the implementation plan and projected funding needs, with a focus on targeting four-year-old children.
Repeals junior kindergarten programs at the end of the 2013-2014 school year. Starting with the 2014-2015 school year, requires students to be at least 5 years of age on July 31 of the school year in order to attend kindergarten. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2545_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2545
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Kindergarten |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests that the department of education conduct research on the correlation between children who are late-born (born after August 1) and educational outcomes. Resolves the report on the research conducted may include the raw numbers and percentages of dropouts by month born and quarter of the year born, access to early learning or preschool programs, ability to read at the appropriate grade level, gender, socioeconomic status, ethnicity, identification of special needs, and school complex area. Requests that the department of education collaborate with the governor's early learning coordinator, institutions of higher education, and the regional educational laboratory. Requests that the department of education submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2013 regular session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SCR80_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 80
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Parent/Family |
Adopted 06/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests that the board of education and department of education collaborate with parent organizations to establish, implement, and monitor the statewide policy recommendations identified by the department of education in response to 2011 S.C.R. 145, Regular Session of 2011. Requests that the board of education and department of education report their findings and make recommendations, including proposed legislation, to facilitate family engagement to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2013 regular session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SCR79_.pdf
Title: S.C.R. 79
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. |
Establishes the Hawaii Western Interstate Commission of Higher Education (Hawaii WICHE). Allows Hawaii WICHE to establish a repayment policy for students who receive financial support from funds appropriated by the legislature for the Hawaii professional student exchange program of the Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education. Establishes a professional student exchange program special fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB243_CD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 243
Source: Westlaw/StateNet |
STEM |
Signed into law 06/2012 |
Postsec. |
Transfers the Pacific international space center for exploration systems (PISCES) from the University of Hawaii to the department of business, economic development, and tourism's office of aerospace development. Establishes a PISCES board of directors and provides for an executive director. Establishes the general powers of the board, and the powers and duties of the executive director, including various educational partnerships. Appropriates funds. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2873_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2873
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Adopted 05/2012 |
Postsec. |
Requests that the governor convene a 10-member exploratory committee to examine the feasibility and necessary resources of establishing an international aviation training center at the Hilo International Airport and an advanced aviation degree training program at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. Requests that the exploratory committee report its findings and recommendations, including any budget requests and proposed legislation, to the legislature not more than 20 days before the 2013 regular session is convened. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HCR107_.pdf
Title: H.C.R. 107
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that the transfer of the intent of Act 51 by amending section 46 of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, to confirm that all personnel in the Hawaii state public library system are within the personnel system administered by the department of human resources development, and are not part of the personnel system administered by the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2772_SD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2772
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
Adopted 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Requests that the board of education and department of education comply in full with the findings and recommendations of the Office of the Auditor's management audit of the department of education's Hawaiian Studies Program. Asks the board of education and department of education to report their progress on specified action items to the legislature not later than 23 days before the convening of the 2013 regular legislative session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HR59_.pdf
Title: H.R. 59
Source: |
P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
P-12 |
Revises the Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council membership and functions to be consistent with part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 2004 requirements regarding the state interagency coordinating council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2828_HD3_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2828
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
Postsec. |
Exempts certain private dorm management companies that provide housing to students of private universities or other higher education institutions from the residential landlord-tenant code. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2628_HD2_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2628
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
Postsec. |
Authorizes campaign funds to be used to award scholarships to full-time students attending an institution of higher education or vocational education school in a program leading to a degree, certificate, or other recognized educational credential. Provides that in any election period, the total amount of all scholarships awarded cannot be more than twice the maximum amount that one person may contribute to that candidate pursuant to section 11-357. Provides that for scholarship awards only, no awards shall be made from the filing deadline for nomination papers to the date of the general election. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/SB2648_HD1_.pdf
Title: S.B. 2648
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Students--Military |
Signed into law 04/2012 |
Postsec. |
Amends the University of Hawaii college-credit equivalency program to provide for the awarding of credit for service in the U.S. armed forces. Requires the program to develop a learning assessment or other criteria to determine college-level learning gained during service in the U.S. armed forces. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/bills/HB2639_HD2_.pdf
Title: H.B. 2639
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School Safety--Bullying Prevention/Conflict Resolution |
Signed into law 07/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires the board of education to monitor the department of education's compliance with rules or statutes covering bullying, cyberbullying, or harassment and to establish reporting requirements for the department of education to report on the department's compliance with administrative rules or statutes governing bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment. Effective July 1, 2011. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB688_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 688
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Accountability--Sanctions/Interventions |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Allows the superintendent of education to reconstitute a public school, except for charter schools. Directs the department to negotiate with the respective unions the process of reassigning employees of the school to be reconstituted to other positions within the department for which the employees are qualified. Allows the superintendent to recommend actions to the charter school review panel, including the revocation of a school's charter. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1485_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1485
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Assessment |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Permits the administration of nationally norm-referenced testing in any content area for certain grades at the discretion of individual schools and complexes at the school or complex's own expense. Repeals the administration of nationally norm-referenced testing on July 1, 2015. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1282_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1282
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Attendance |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Makes permanent the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children. Deletes the definition of ''test period". Deletes provisions relating to the furnishing of unofficial education records and the principal's determination of available space. Makes mandatory previously optional provisions re: a student's continued enrollment at a grade level commensurate with their grade level in the sending state (regardless of age), waiver of graduation requirements if the student has completed similar coursework elsewhere. Clarifies military representation on the state council on educational opportunity for military children within the board of education. Effective June 30, 2011. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB4_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 4
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Allows teacher and educational officer Hawaii Teacher Standards Board (HTSB) members to continue to serve out up to three consecutive three-year terms even if they retire during a term. Adds certain powers and duties to HTSB, including (1) developing criteria for a full career and technical education license, limited to career and technical education teaching assignments, allowing qualified individuals with at least an associate's degree, pedagogy coursework, industry experience, and content expertise to teach and (2) establishing policies and procedures for approving alternative pathways to teaching. Adds timely payment of fees to the requirements for license renewal. Extends the term of the renewable advanced license from five to ten years. Allows for forfeiture of a teacher's license for failure to timely renew, pay all fees, or comply with any other requirements provided by law or administrative rule. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB806_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 806
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires charter school budget requests for needs-based facilities funding to include a detailed explanation as to the formula used and the funding request breakdown by school. Allows charter schools to appeal denied reauthorizations to the board of education. Requires charter schools and their local school boards to develop internal policies and procedures consistent with ethical standards of conduct. Requires the charter school review panel to conduct a multi-year evaluation of each charter school every six years, instead of every five. Establishes a task force to address issues on charter school governance, accountability, and authority to provide clarity to the relationships, responsibilities, and lines of accountability and authority among stakeholders of the charter school system. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1174_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1174
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Permits the Hawaii 3R's School Repair and Maintenance Fund to receive moneys transferred to it from the School-level Minor Repairs and Maintenance Special Fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1383_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1383
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Amends Chapter 302A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to require the Committee on Weights (to develop a weighted student formula) to meet not less than once every odd-numbered year, rather than annually. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1281_HD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1281
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Adopted 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Requests that the board of education undertake a two-year review of its bylaws and policies, as well as applicable sections of state statutes and administrative rules, and make changes that would help the board, department of education and administrators create a more effective educational delivery system. Also directs the board of education to submit its findings, including any changes made to its bylaws and policies, to the legislature before the 2012 legislative session, and to submit a report, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature before the 2013 legislative session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SCR79_SD1_.HTM
Title: S.C.R. 79-11
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Leadership--District Superintendent--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Changes the salary cap for the deputy superintendent, assistant superintendents, and complex area superintendents from 80% of the superintendent's salary to the superintendent's salary. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB953_SD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 953
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Permits the department of education to determine alternative routes to certification for principals and vice-principals. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB1056_SD2_.HTM
Title: H.B. 1056
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Parent/Family |
Adopted 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Requests that the board of education and the department of education collaborate with parent organizations to develop statewide policies for family engagement for Hawaii's public schools. Requests that the board of education and the department of education report their findings and make legislative recommendations to facilitate family engagement to the legislature before the 2012 regular session.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SCR145_.HTM
Title: S.C.R. 145-11
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Private Schools |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Requires certain private special education schools and programs that provide services to students with disabilities who receive state funding, to comply with federal and state laws, rules, and regulations. Requires accreditation within a certain time for certain private schools or programs that accept students with disabilities who receive state funding. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1503_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1503
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2011 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Department of Education (DOE) to monitor students with disabilities who are placed, at DOE's expense, at private schools or placements. Require private schools or placements to allow the department of education access to exercise its authority to monitor students. Requires private schools or placements to post rates, fees, and tuition by April of each year. Requires certain private schools or placements to charge the department of education the same rates, fees and tuition charged to parents who unilaterally place a student at the school Requires DOE to pay only for private school or placement services that are specified in a student's individualized education program and to withhold payment to private schools or placements that restrict or deny monitoring by DOE. Exempts certain schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1284_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1284
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
Postsec. |
Allows for the election of up to two vice-chairpersons of the University of Hawaii board of regents and requires the board to elect any vice-chairperson and chairperson at a meeting held before July 1. Clarifies the start dates of the terms of a board chairperson and vice-chairperson. Makes housekeeping amendments to the Board of Regents and Regents Candidate Advisory Council selection statutes. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1386_HD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1386
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 05/2011 |
P-12 |
Excludes multi-track public schools from the 180-day school year requirement. Repeals provision requiring the 180-day instructional year to include 915 instructional hours for the elementary grades and 990 instructional hours for the secondary grades. Repeals provision requiring a 915-hour instructional year for elementary schools and 990-hour instructional year for secondary schools beginning with 2011-13 school years. Provides that for the 2011-12 school year, 50% of public elementary schools (excluding charter schools and multi-track public schools) must implement a 915-hour instructional year, which must be implemented by all public elementary schools beginning with the 2012-13 school year. Requires all public secondary schools, excepting charter and multi-track public schools, to implement a 990-instructional hour school year for the 2014-16 school years. Permits the board of education to grant any individual school a waiver to the instructional hours or instructional days requirement; requires the board of education to adopt policies and procedures related to the granting of such waivers.
Directs the department of education, with the board of education and office of the governor, and in consultation with representatives of the affected collective bargaining units, to submit to the legislature before the convening of the regular sessions of 2013 through 2018, a report on its progress and efforts to meet certain requirements related to length of the school year. Moves the requirement that the department submit a plan for extending the school year from 2012 to 2015. Provides that the plan must be for increasing the instructional day to 190 days beginning with the 2018-19 school year, rather than 2015-16 school year, as previously required.
Directs the department of education to re-examine what constitutes student instructional hours, determine current levels of student instructional hours at each school, and assess the ability of all schools to comply with the requirements of certain statutory requirements, and report such findings to the legislature by September 2011.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/HB945_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 945
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
Postsec. |
Repeals state authorization to allow a private not-for-profit corporation to acquire student loan notes. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB675_SD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 675
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar |
Signed into law 04/2011 |
P-12 |
Provides that the single school calendar for all public schools does not apply to schools designated by the board of education in furtherance of a plan to improve educational outcome in students. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB1171_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1171
Source: |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 03/2011 |
P-12 |
Implements the constitutional amendments to article X, section 2, of the Hawaii State Constitution that were adopted by the legislature and ratified by the electorate in the 2010 general election, by statutorily requiring the members of the board of education to be nominated and, with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2011/Bills/SB8_HD2_.HTM
Title: S.B. 8
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--School Boards |
Approved by voters 11/2010 |
P-12 |
Proposes an amendment to the state constitution to direct the governor to nominate and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appoint the members of the board of education (Hawaii is currently a single-district state, meaning that the district board is the state board). Provides a period of transition from the elected to the appointed board. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2376_CD1_.HTM
Constitutional amendment: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/otherreports/2010ConstitutionalAmendmentEnglish.pdf
Title: H.B. 2376
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the department of education to make rules governing traffic and parking conditions on roadways and other areas under the jurisdiction of the department, including rules for the assessment of parking fees. Requires such fees to be deposited into the same fund as are fees the department collects for the use of school facilities, provided that any parking fees assessed and collected by a school must be deposited to the credit of the school's nonappropriated local school fund account. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2256_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2256
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--School Boards |
Vetoed 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires board of education members to be nominated and, by and with the advice and consent of the senate, appointed by the governor from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the board of education selection advisory council. Establishes duties of advisory council in selecting the candidates to be presented to the governor. Establishes membership of the education selection advisory council, including that four of the council's seven members must be appointed by the Hawaii P-20 Council.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2377_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2010-legislative-session/bills/vetoes/HB2377_SOBJ.pdf
Title: H.B. 2377
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Vetoed 07/2010 |
P-12 |
Increases the salary cap for the superintendent of education to $160,000 a year, and creates an annual performance bonus (of no more than $30,000 before the 2nd annual performance evaluation, no more than $70,000 before the 3rd annual performance evaluation, and no more than $90,000 overall). Provides that the exact amount of the performance bonus must be determined by the board of education and be based on the annual performance evaluation, including the general categories of outcomes of (1) student achievement, (2) leadership, based on outcomes of employees the superintendent supervises, (3) community relations and (4) targeted outcomes agreed upon by the board of education and the superintendent of education.
Sets similar parameters for the salary of the deputy superintendent and each assistant superintendent and complex area superintendent (creating a performance bonus caps and smaller amounts before the 2nd and 3rd annual performance evaluations, basing the performance bonus on a performance evaluation based on similar criteria to those established for the superintendent of education. Provides the Act will apply beginning with the 2011-12 school year.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2434_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2010-legislative-session/bills/vetoes/SB2434_SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 2434
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Attendance--Statutory Ages (Upper and Lower) |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 |
Repeals portion of section 302A-1134 that barred a student age 17 or older from entering grade 9, and that barred a student age 18 or older from entering grade 10. Replaces with language that provides that no student who is age 20 or older on the first instructional day of school is eligible to attend school, but allows a student who turns 20 after the first instructional day to attend the remainder of the school year. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2077_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 2077
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Adopted 06/2010 |
P-12 |
The Department of Education has adopted Chapter 8-500, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Probation and Revocation Procedures.
Title: 8-500-1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
Source: |
Finance--Funding Formulas |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 |
Defines "student instructional hours" as time during which students are engaged in learning activities, including regularly-scheduled instruction and learning assessments within the curriculum, and excludes lunch, recess or passing time. Directs the department of education to maximize the amount of student instructional hours provided at all public schools, except charter schools, under relevant collective bargaining agreements in effect during the 2010-11 school year. For the 2011-13 school years, directs all public schools, except charter schools, to implement a 180-day school year (excluding professional development and other non-instructional days) that includes 915 student instructional hours for the elementary grades, and 990 student instructional hours for the secondary grades. For the 2013-15 school years, requires all public schools, except charter schools, to implement a school year of 1,080 days (excluding professional development and other non-instructional days) that includes 1,080 student instructional hours for both elementary and secondary school grades.Directs the department of education to submit to the legislature, within 20 days of the convening of the regular 2012 session, a plan to implement a 190-day school year (excluding professional development days and other non-instructional days) that includes 1,140 student instructional hours for both elementary and secondary school grades at all public schools, except charter schools, for school years beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. Adds provision that if the implementation of student instructional hours results in varying student transportation schedules, the department must consider pick-up and drop-off times that optimize the department's transportation services while minimizing costs to the state. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2486_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 2486
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 |
Makes numerous changes relating to the Hawaii teacher standards board. Requires the board to include expenditure information in its annual report. Authorizes the board to delegate to its executive director, or other designee, any of its powers and duties as it deems reasonable and proper, provided that specified powers and duties may not be delegated. Adds additional licensure renewal requirements and verification of meeting licensure renewal requirements. Requires the board to review implementation of revised license fee collections and determine if fees should be raised; requires that if the board determines by December 2010 that fees should be raised, the board must submit to the legislature no later than 20 days before the regular 2011 session a plan and timetable for increasing the license fees. Requires the board to develop a comprehensive plan for transferring nonessential functions and duties to other agencies, including the department of education, and to submit the plan to the legislature not more than 20 days before the start of the 2011 legislative session. Requires the board to review its teacher license renewal process and determine whether the board should (a) Modify the licensing standards; (b) Modify its approach in determining whether a renewal applicant is in compliance by having satisfied all the standards; or (c) Recommend amendments to section 302A-805(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to conform to the board's present requirements for license renewal and thus eliminate the conflict with the statute. Directs the board to submit its findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than 20 days before the start of the regular 2011 session. Requires the board and the department of education to clarify their respective powers, duties, responsibilities and the relationship between the two agencies, and to submit such findings and recommendations to the legislature no later than twenty days before the start of the 2011 legislative session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2346_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2346
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Kindergarten |
Signed into law 06/2010 |
P-12 |
Amends kindergarten entrance age; provides that beginning with the 2013-14 school year, a child who is at least 5 on the first day of kindergarten may attend a public school kindergarten. Directs the department of education and the early learning council to jointly develop a plan to assess the success of public junior kindergarten programs at individual schools. (Junior kindergarten, created by Act 219 of 2004, is for children who turn 5 after August 1 and before January 1 of the school year.) Directs the department of education and early learning council to submit the plan and any proposed legislation to the legislature no later than 20 days before the start of the 2011 regular session. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2068_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2068
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Adopted 06/2010 |
P-12 |
Establishes the conditions under which state and county retirees may be reemployed while still receiving employees' retirement system benefits. Specifies that a retirant may be employed without reenrollment in the system and suffer no loss or interruption of benefits if the retirant is employed as a teacher or administrator in a teacher shortage area identified by the department of education or in a charter school or as a mentor for new classroom teachers, provided certain criteria are met. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HB2533_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 2533
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 |
Makes numerous changes related to charter school oversight and finance. Requires the charter school review panel to adopt a clear process with rigorous criteria (including student achievement as a significant factor) for charter schools to be authorized and reauthorized. Requires the charter school review panel to reauthorize a charter school no later than 4 years following the initial issue of the charter and every 6 years thereafter. Requires the charter school review panel to evaluate and investigate charter schools when concerns arise that necessitate the resolution or assistance with the resolution of legal, fiscal, health, safety and other serious issues. Requires the charter school administrative office to withhold up to 2% of the annual general fund allocation for its operational expenses, including salaries for staff and the executive director. Requires the charter school administrative office to annually report to the charter school review panel individual and aggregate expenditures of charter schools, clearly distinguishing between expenditures for operational and instructional purposes. Directs the office to develop a standardized method for charter schools to report expenditures and to determine which expenditures are for operational vs. instructional purposes. Provides that if any charter school fails to meet these reporting requirements, the office may retain a portion of that charter school's per-pupil allocation. Requires per-pupil allocation checks paid by the charter school administrative office to individual charter schools to be co-signed by the executive director of the charter school administrative office and an agent of the charter school review panel to encourage more intentional and well-informed financial decision-making. Increases the number of new start-up charter schools that may be authorized. Requires the department of education to make available vacant school facilities or portions of school facilities for use by charter schools, provided that the department may elect to use the facilities to support public education programs with preference given to instructional uses over administrative uses. Requires the department to notify the charter school review panel of the possibie availability of a public school as early as possible. Establishes a process for the selection of a charter school to use the vacant school facility. Provides circumstances under which the department must consider making all or portions of the school available for other educational purposes. Makes changes to charter school funding, including the creation of the charter schools account as a separate account in the state treasury, to further encourage fairness in funding and the availability of resources to charter schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2589_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2589
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--State Budgets/Expenditures |
Signed into law 05/2010 |
P-12 |
Appropriates Hawaii hurricane relief fund moneys to make funds available to restore instructional days for the 2010-11 school year if an agreement or agreements to restore instructional days are negotiated pursuant to the collective bargaining process. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2124_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2124
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Civic Education |
Adopted 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Requesting the board of education to adopt a policy for the integration of a pedagogy of aloha (the Hawaiian cultural principle that entails the love of self, family and the wider community) in public schools for improved learning in the 21st century. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/HCR167_HD1_.HTM
Title: H.C.R. 167-10
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Repeals the school-level minor repair and maintenance account and reporting requirements. Requires the department of education to annually report to the director of finance and the legislature the total amount of funds in the school-level minor repair and maintenance special fund that is carried over to the following fiscal year. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2117_SD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2117
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Leadership--Principal/School Leadership--Preparation--Alternative |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Requires the department of education to determine alternative routes to certification for school principals and vice-principals; provides that for these purposes, "alternative routes to certification" has the same meaning as set forth in the U.S. Department of Education regulations for state Race to the Top applications. Repeals the department of education's authority to waive on a case-by-case basis the certification requirements and school-level experience for vice-principal candidates with appropriate administrative experience. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2120_SD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2120
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Allows the Early Learning Council to conduct meetings by teleconference. Sets out quorum requirements and public notice and participation requirements for teleconference meetings. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2121_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2121
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Partnerships--University/School |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12 |
Repeals §304A-1203, which established the Hawaii institute for educational partnerships to:
(1) Continually review the teacher preparation system so that it might be redesigned to be responsive to the needs of the state's public school system
(2) Develop innovative strategies to effectuate the changes in the teacher education program at the school level
(3) Where appropriate, establish university-school partnerships as the mechanisms by which to implement the innovative strategies developed by the institute.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2432_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2432
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures--Administrative/Leadership Issues |
Became law without governor's signature 04/2010 |
Postsec. |
Establishes a working group within the University of Hawaii board of regents candidate advisory council to ensure student involvement in recruitment and evaluation of student member candidates; makes ineligible for appointment to the regents candidate advisory council an individual who has served on the all campus council of faculty senate chairs within the last five years. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2803_HD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2803
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 04/2010 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires the department of education, the University of Hawaii, and the department of labor and industrial relations, and other state agencies to share data to support research that will improve educational and workforce outcomes and meet the longitudinal data requirements of the federal American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Directs the aforementioned agencies to jointly determine the data to be shared, and to share data at least annually, in a manner that protects the confidentiality of student information. Directs the aforementioned agencies to establish a data governance and access committee that meets on a quarterly basis to determine protocols to prioritize analyses and research questions that will provide information to (1) improve educational and workforce outcomes and policies, and (2) approve requests for access to data provided by the department of education, the University of Hawaii, the department of labor and industrial, and other state agencies, as appropriate. Directs all state agency directors to consider sharing data for the statewide longitudinal data system. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2122_SD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 2122
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Curriculum |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires sexuality health education programs funded by the state to provide medically accurate and factual information that includes education on abstinence, contraception and methods of disease prevention.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB777_HD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM827_.PDF
Title: S.B. 777
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Organizes, clarifies, updates and recodifies campaign finance laws. Restricts limitations on contributions by contractors with the state to contributions by non-bid contractors only. Increases percentage limit on contributions by non-residents. Allows for pro-rata attribution of contributions by partnerships and limited liability companies. Allows campaign funds to be used for donations to public schools or public libraries, subject to limitations.
Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB128_HFA16_CD2_.htm
Veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM836_.PDF
Title: H.B. 128
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Vetoed 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Extends repealer from 2009 to 2011 for provision requiring civil service benefits for department of education civil service employees to be the same as those provided to civil service employees of other executive branch agencies. Provides that if the department of education has not established a separate civil service system by June 30, 2010, the department must submit a report to the legislature, no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2011, on its progress on establishing a separate human resources system.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB541_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM838_.PDF
Title: H.B. 541
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Increases the membership on the Hawaii teacher standards board from 13 to 15 with two public members representing the community. Allows the board to employ an executive director for a term of up to four years, who must be appointed by the board of education, and also allows the board to terminate the executive director's contract for cause. Requires the board to submit its annual report to the board of education. Authorizes the board to determine the manner in which licensing fees are collected. Authorizes the board to adopt, amend, repeal or suspend the policies and standards of the board. Authorizes the board to grant additional licensing extensions through June 30, 2010. Makes permanent the board's authority to temporarily suspend its rules in extenuating circumstances. Makes permanent the board's authority to amend licensing-related fees and set or amend other charges related to the performance of its duties. Beginning July 1, 2009, requires the board, department of education and charter school administrative office to implement interim policies and procedures for the mutual sharing of data necessary for licensing and verifying the status of teachers, including criminal background checks; employment status and work sites; license test information; license validity, fields, and levels; and academic transcripts and program completion information.
Provides background on 2008 Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 83, S.D. 1, which requested the auditor to conduct a study on the appropriate accountability structure for the Hawaii teacher standards board, and to report the findings and recommendations to the 2009 legislature, which the auditor did in February 2009. Directs the legislative reference bureau to review the findings of the auditor's report and make recommendations, including proposed legislation, regarding whether there is a need for oversight of the Hawaii teacher standards board, and how oversight is provided for similar boards; and how to strengthen and clarify interagency roles, responsibilities and relationships between the board, department of education and teacher education coordinating committee.
Directs the legislative reference bureau to submit its findings and recommendations, including all proposed legislation and budget requests, to the legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010.
Directs the dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa college of education to convene a working group to review and make recommendations to address:
(1) Licensing rules and their impact on teacher workforce needs in Hawaii
(2) Relicensing and tiered licensing options to ensure effective teachers and continuing development of teachers
(3) Streamlining processes for reviewing out-of-state and military applicants for licensure
(4) Alignment of licensing standards and requirements with the federal No Child Left Behind Act
(5) Teacher preparation program alignment with national standards and the role of national accreditation of teacher preparation programs in Hawaii
(6) The role of higher education institutions in assisting teachers in achieving National Board certification.
Specifies the membership of the working group. Provides the working group will cease to exist on June 30, 2010. Directs the dean to submit the findings and recommendations of the working group, including any proposed legislation and budget requests, to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2010.
Directs the Hawaii teacher standards board to review the findings of the auditor's report, and to make recommendations for policy and procedural changes needed to refocus and support the purpose of the Hawaii teacher standards board. Directs the board to consider, at a minimum:
(1) Procedures to streamline the appeals process, pursuant to section 302A-807, Hawaii Revised Statutes
(2) Amendments to the current licensing fees, if required, to meet the operating costs associated with the Hawaii teacher standards board
(3) Requirements for training of licensing and administrative personnel to provide increased accessibility and customer service
(4) Procedures to improve the coordination of the interim policies and procedures related to the creation of a data interface network consisting of teacher education institutions and the department of education to support the free interchange of information valuable to all of the participating organizations
(5) Recommendations as to whether the board may be authorized to request attendance of a deputy attorney general at the meetings of the board.
Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB183_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM837_.PDF
Title: H.B. 183
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Health |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires public school facilities to give first preference to the purchase of environmentally-sensitive cleaning and maintenance products. Directs the department of health to maintain a list of products that have been approved by the Green Seal program.
Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB1538_SD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM845_.PDF
Title: H.B. 1538
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Bars schools from moving students between junior kindergarten and kindergarten, except in cases in which the move is warranted and based on appropriate assessments. Beginning with the 2010-11 school year, requires the department to use assessment tools and protocols for determining a student's initial placement and for decision making about a student's movement between tiers and into grade 1. Permits a junior kindergarten student to be promoted directly to grade 1, based on appropriate assessments and other data. Directs the state early learning council to develop a plan to ensure that the needs of junior kindergarteners are addressed, including in the areas of curriculum, quality of teachers and aides, incorporating state preschool content standards for junior kindergarteners and effective transitions between the early learning system and kindergarten. Allows designees of certain members to serve as voting members of the early learning council. Adds a representative from a Head Start provider agency or the representative's designee. Changes "keiki first steps trust fund" to "early learning trust fund." http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB1329_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1329
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Alternative |
Vetoed 07/2009 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that effective July 1, 2009, unlicensed teachers employed as emergency hires may be employed on an emergency basis for no more than four years.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/SB1250_CD1_.pdf
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM833_.PDF
Title: S.B. 1250
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools--Research |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 |
Makes clarifying amendments to charter school administration. Clarifies that the charter school review panel is subject to the requirements of the sunshine law. Authorizes the board of education to remove a charter school review panel member for cause. Requires the charter school review panel to approve the charter schools budget, and to survey all charter school facilities prior to determining recommendations to allocate non-per-pupil facilities funds to charter schools with facilities needs. Specifies the duties of the executive director of the charter school administrative office with regard to the preparation of the budget. Changes the requirements for per-pupil funding. Requires the charter school review panel to evaluate a charter school on its fourth anniversary and every five years after. Requires the charter school review panel to establish criteria and an approval process for the development and submission of a capital improvement projects budget for charter school facilities. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB496_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 496
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Tuition/Fees--Prepd/College Savings Plans |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
(Governor's Package Bill) Allows family members and friends to contribute to state-established "HI529 - Hawaii's College Savings Program" that currently only account owners can contribute to. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB1057_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 1057
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Adopted 06/2009 |
P-12 |
Amends rules on consolidation of two or more public schools. Repeals provision requiring establishment of a task force to study whether a school should be consolidated; transfers responsibility for consolidation studies to the department. Amends procedures and guidelines.
Title: HAR 8-38
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Makes discretionary, rather than mandatory, fire inspections conducted by the county fire chiefs. Provides that frequency of inspections of buildings other than public schools will be at least once every 5 years rather than every 2 years. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB564_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 564
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 06/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires construction and renovation of public school facilities to meet the Collaborative for High Performance Schools standards. Also requires prioritization of public school facilities projects in accordance with certain criteria.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB986_CD1_.HTM
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/bills/GM802_.PDF
Title: H.B. 986
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 |
Requires the director of transportation to award federal grants for school-based workshops and community planning that will reduce traffic congestion, encourage walking and bicycling, and increase health and safety. Requires the director of transportation to streamline the grant application process. Requires the director of transportation to submit to the legislature a report of the status and progress of the Safe Routes to School program, no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2010 regular session.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB983_CD1_.HTM
Title: H.B. 983
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Special Populations--Military |
Signed into law 06/2009 |
P-12 |
Enacts the interstate compact on educational opportunity for military children to remove barriers to educational attainment faced by children of military families due to frequent moves and deployment of parents. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB1164_CD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 1164
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 |
Repeals certain provisions regarding the cost of electricity and maintenance for air conditioners in schools that were not installed by the Department of Accounting and General Services and the cost for repair and maintenance of donated fixtures and equipment. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/HB179_SD2_.HTM
Title: H.B. 179
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Clarifies membership requirements of the Teacher Education Coordinating Committee to ensure that all institutions that are state-approved teacher education units have a representative on the committee. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB501_HD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 501
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2009 |
P-12 |
Repeals salary ranges for teachers of the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB161_HD1_.HTM
Title: S.B. 161
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Relates to the department of education and the federal grants revolving fund. Authorizes the department to expend such funds to monitor grant execution, ensure compliance with grant requirements and audit grant expenditures. Renames the fund to more accurately reflect its purpose. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB164_.HTM
Title: S.B. 164
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the board of education to file any meeting notice that specifies legislation or legislation-related agenda items no fewer than two calendar days before the meeting during the period from the convening of the legislature in regular session to adjournment sine die of each regular session, and during any special session of the legislature. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB438_.HTM
Title: S.B. 438
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Repeals the district business and fiscal officer positions within the department of education. In lieu of these positions, the legislature has provided for one business manager position in each of the complex areas to support the schools and officers within each complex. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB163_.HTM
Title: S.B. 163
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Modifies the manner in which school meal prices, including lunch and breakfast, are determined by the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB160_SD2_.HTM
Title: S.B. 160
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Standards |
Signed into law 04/2009 |
P-12 |
Repeals the educational and performance standards review commission. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2009/Bills/SB162_.HTM
Title: S.B. 162
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishing an early learning system to be known as keiki first steps, to ensure a spectrum of high-quality early learning opportunities statewide for children birth-kindergarten entry, with priority given to underserved or at-risk children. Provides the early learning system will be developed and administered by the early learning council to the extent permissible by law. Establishes an early learning council to develop and administer the state's early learning system.
Establishes the keiki first steps grant program, to be developed by the council and administered by the department of human services. Provides that the program will increase high-quality early learning opportunities through the awarding of grants to publicly- or privately-run (1) center-based programs for three- and four-year-olds and (2) family child care programs, family-child interaction learning programs, and other early learning programs and services regardless of the age of children served. Establishes certain criteria for standards of quality that grantee programs must meet. Authorizes the department of human services to offer technical support to, and be responsible for monitoring to ensure the accountability of programs and services within the keiki first steps grant program, according to the standards developed by the council.
Establishes the keiki first steps trust fund to be administered by the early learning council, into which all moneys received by the council will be deposited.
Repeals Sections 302A-409 and -410 on the department plan for quality voluntary early education.
Establishes the pre-plus program to expand access to affordable and high-quality early childhood education for three- to four-year-olds from low-income families, by allowing preschool programs to be established on public school campuses through public-private partnerships. Directs the department of human services and the department of education to work together to develop pre-plus classrooms on department of education campuses statewide, including conversion charter school campuses. Directs the two departments to coordinate site selection for additional pre-plus programs at public school sites, with priority given to public school sites that serve at-risk children, including sites located in areas with limited access to early learning programs and services.
Directs the department of education to submit an annual report to the legislature and the early learning council prior to the convening of each regular session on the number of classrooms that would be suitable for programs and services in the early learning system, and the cost of renovating these classrooms to meet the standards of programs and services in the early learning system.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2878_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB2878%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 2878
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008 |
Postsec. |
Requires the board of regents of the University of Hawaii to disclose, in open meetings for the purpose of public comment, proposed compensation or changes in compensation for executive and managerial positions. Requires all documents regarding expenditures and changes thereto made by the board to be disclosed in such meetings and be made available to the public. Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2263_HD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB2263%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 2263
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 07/2008 |
Postsec. |
Requires at least 12 members of the board of regents to reside in the geographic areas that they represent. Requires the governor to notify the candidate advisory council of vacancies on the board of regents in a timely manner. Requires the candidate advisory council to submit to the governor names of candidates for a seat on the board of regents within 60 days following a vacancy. Clarifies the requirement for the candidate advisory council's submission of names of board of regents candidates to the governor. Makes confidential all information required by the candidate advisory council regarding board of regents candidates. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2668_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2668
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Vetoed 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Creates the facilities alignment commission to establish criteria for the selection of public schools to be consolidated or closed, and to recommend to the board of education a list of schools for consolidation or closure. By June 30, 2009, requires the department of education to submit to the commission a school facilities plan based on the department's assessment of the projected student enrollment in specified areas. By December 31, 2009, requires the commission to establish the criteria for selecting schools that will be consolidated or closed. Requires the commission, prior to finalization of the school alignment selection criteria, to hold public hearings to receive public response to the commission's proposed criteria.
By February 28, 2010, based on the department's school facilities plan and the commission's final school alignment selection criteria, requires the commission to develop a preliminary list of schools to be consolidated or closed. Requires the commission to hold public hearings on the proposed closures by August 31, 2010, and to submit to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2011 regular session a report of its findings and conclusions, including a final list of recommendations for schools to be consolidated or closed.
Allows the legislature to disapprove these recommendations only in their entirety. If no legislative disapproval occurs, requires the board of education to comply with these recommendations during the 2012-2013 school year.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2972_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/HB2972%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: H.B. 2972
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education, in partnership with the department of health, to develop and implement a three-year food waste recycling pilot project in one or more schools. Requires the department of education and the department of health, in developing and implementing the pilot project, to consider using public-private partnerships and encourages the departments to seek public-private sector funding support. Makes an appropriation.
Requires the department of education, with the assistance of the department of health, to submit interim reports on the pilot project to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular sessions of 2009 and 2010, and a final report to the legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2011. Provides the reports must include information and recommendations about the efficacy of and the costs associated with the food waste recycling pilot project. Requires that the final report also include a recommendation on whether the food waste recycling pilot project should be made permanent.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB871_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB0871%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 871
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Increases the number of licensed teachers regularly engaged in teaching on the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board from six to seven. Specifies that "teachers regularly engaged in teaching" means teachers, school counselors or school librarians who are not assigned the duties of a school administrator. Clarifies nominating procedures for board members. Provides that at least one of these seven members must have completed a nontraditional teacher education program, and that teacher members must hold licenses representative of the range of subject matter and levels (elementary, middle, and high school) taught in public schools. Clarifies that board membership must reflect representation of elementary and secondary school personnel from Oahu and the neighbor islands approximating the proportion of teachers and administrators who work in these areas. Provides that the school administrator members of the Hawaii teacher standards board must be administrators assigned to elementary, middle, and high schools.
Directs the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board and partner agencies to determine a mutually acceptable data transfer method for the exchange of data in the electronic licensing system. Authorizes the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to coordinate an effort to create a network incorporating the teacher education institutions and the department of education to support the free interchange of information valuable to all of the participating organizations.
Increases accountability by requiring the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board annual report on board operations to the governor and legislature to include information on income and expenditures. Also requires the board to submit to the governor and legislature a summary report with data from the previous five years of the Hawaii teacher standards board's accomplishment of objectives, efforts to improve or maintain teacher quality, and efforts to keep its operations responsive and efficient.
Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2663_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB2663%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 2663
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Preparation |
GOVERNOR'S veto overridden by SENATE. *****To HOUSE for concurrence. 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Relates to teacher shortages. Appropriates up to $100,000 for fiscal year 2008-2009 for public school teachers and candidates to take preparatory courses, tutorials, or programs for the PRAXIS examinations to become highly qualified under the No Child Left Behind Act.
Appropriates up to $200,000 for fiscal year 2008-2009 to establish four professional development schools for teachers in Hawaii public schools. Directs the department of education to allocate funds to professional development schools through competitive grants subject to the availability of resources. Requires grant applications to include a description of how the professional development school will meet the professional development school standards of the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education and specified department criteria. Provides that grants may be awarded for up to five years at a time and may be renewable. Requires professional development schools to report annually to the department. Bill text: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB3252_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2008-session/veto-messages/SB3252%20SOBJ.pdf
Title: S.B. 3252
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Tenure or Continuing Contract |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2008 |
P-12 |
Repeals statute pertaining to the probationary period of employment for non-tenured teachers, principals and vice-principals so as to come into compliance with an agreement between the department of education and the Hawaii state teachers association that reduces the probationary period for non-tenured teachers from two consecutive years (four semesters) to one year (two semesters). http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2449_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2449
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
(Governor's Package Bill) Expands the definition of former foster youth; clarifies provisions relating to Higher Education Board Allowances for former foster youth; increases the age limit and revises eligibility criteria for such allowances; provides a duration for which allowances are allowed; specifies that such allowances must be provided subject to the availability of state and federal funds. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB1356_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1356
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
Postsec. |
Beginning in 2008, directs the University of Hawaii to annually prepare and provide to the legislature an annual incentive and performance report and plan, to assist the legislature in appropriating up to 2% of the university's annual budget to facilitate the university's strategic plan and related state goals. Specifies that the 2008 data must provide a baseline and must include at least the following baseline data for the past five years by program, department, campus, and university:
(1) The number of full-time equivalent students
(2) The number of students who have transferred to other institutions of higher education within the University of Hawaii system
(3) The number of students who have graduated
(4) The number of full-time equivalent faculty
(5) The number of openings in major workforce shortage areas, including teaching, nursing, and technology, as data are available through the department of labor and industrial relations or similar sources
(6) The number of graduates filling job openings in major workforce shortage areas, as data are available.
Provides that, beginning in 2009, the incentive and performance report and plan must continue to provide the quantitative data, as well as a qualitative data analysis of the success of efforts to enroll, transfer and graduate students, and how this objective matches the university's strategic plan and the state's workforce needs. Specifies that the allocation of up to 2% of incentive and performance funds must be based on these results. Requires the University of Hawaii to include measurable goals and performance data in its strategic plan.
Requires the annual incentive and performance report to describe the success of previous incentive and performance plans by analyzing the outcome performance measures in relation to plan goals. Provides that the report must also propose the following year's incentive and performance plan, including identifying the goals, performance outcome measures, and sources of funding, which may include new general fund appropriations, reallocated existing general fund appropriations, and other sources of funding available to the university.
Establishes a task force to assist the university in developing a budgetary system that includes an equitable, consistent and responsive funding formula for the distribution of fiscal resources to the various campuses. Requires the task force to submit to the president of the University of Hawaii, for the president's approval, a report of its progress, and any findings and recommendations, including:
(1) Information as to how full-time equivalent enrollment, historical enrollment growth, future enrollment growth, enrollment mix and similar factors should be linked to funding, through formula funding, base funding, incentive funding or any other methodology
(2) The consultant's analysis and expert opinion as to the methodology to be employed and as to whether campuses are underfunded or overfunded, based upon past enrollment growth, current enrollment, enrollment mix, funding and other factors
(3) The consultant's recommendations as to the amount of adjustments to the campus base budgets that are needed to compensate for shortfalls in prior years and how those adjustments should be accomplished
(4) A target date for the completion of a funding formula together with any proposed legislation to establish and implement the funding formula.
Requires the report, if approved by the president, to be submitted to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2009 session.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2978_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2978
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Online Instruction |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Directs the Department of Education to adopt and implement recommendations and strategic goals contained in the report of the online learning task force established by Act 275, Session Laws of Hawaii 2007. Specifically requires the department to:
(1) Continue to operate the Myron B. Thompson cyber academy and establish a virtual learning network
(2) Establish a task force to review the state's education policies for congruency with the needs and potential of online learning
(3) Develop a mentoring and training program for online teachers
(4) Develop an online training program to increase the number of qualified teachers, paraprofessionals and administrators
(5) Provide support and incentives to teachers who teach online courses and for teachers using online courses to incorporate project-based and work-relevant learning
(6) Standardize the procedure for granting credits for online coursework
(7) Assist schools with online standards-based college preparatory curriculum
(8) Expand credit recovery courses and remediation courses
(9) Emphasize online science, technology, engineering, and mathematics courses and aggressively work to offer certain online courses through the department, including algebra I, English I, eighth-grade math and English, and career guidance
(10) Expand distance education through interactive digital television
(11) Establish an online course and resource center to include training modules and other support resources
(12) Establish online and in-person tutoring and mentoring programs for students
(13) Develop recommendations on appropriate funding mechanisms.
Directs the department to assess the digital literacy of teachers, students and other personnel to ensure maximum success of the online learning programs. Directs the department to systematically establish the infrastructure for online learning based on institution type, in the following order of priority: high schools (including charter high schools), middle and elementary schools, adult community schools, charter middle and elementary schools, the University of Hawaii system (particularly the community colleges), private secondary and post-secondary institutions (for a fee), and adult populations for remedial education and upgrading of workforce skill. Establishes other duties of the department related to online learning.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2971_SD2_.htm
Title: H.B. 2971
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School Safety--Sexual Harassment and Assault |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 |
Allows the state teacher standards board to suspend a teacher's license without a hearing and initiate proceedings to permanently revoke the teacher's license when the teacher has been convicted of certain sexual offenses against minors. Requires the department of education to notify the board of the name of any teacher convicted of a sexual offense against a minor. Authorizes a person whose license to teach has been suspended because he/she was convicted of certain sexual offenses against minors to petition the board to reconsider the suspension and pending revocation, including on grounds of reversal of the conviction by a final decision of the appellate court or supreme court.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2080_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2080
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 |
Establishes a power of attorney for adult special education students. Provides a process for revocation of the power of attorney for special education. Establishes the process to appoint an educational representative for an adult student who lacks capacity to provide informed consent, and for the reconsideration of the need for an educational representative if the adult student appears to have regained decisional capacity. Clarifies the authority of a guardian of an adult student. Sets forth the duties and roles of the agent and educational representative. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2879_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2879
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 |
Extends the deadline within which to file a request for a due process hearing relating to the education of a child with a disability from ninety days to two years when the request is for reimbursement of costs of a child's placement. Provides that no later than 20 days prior to the convening of each regular session of the legislature, the department must submit a report indicating the total number of requests for a due process hearing relating to the reimbursement of costs for a child's placement filed by a parent or guardian of a child with a disability.
Requires the department to exercise oversight and monitoring of any child who has undergone unilateral special education placement as soon as practicable after the placement. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2004_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2004
Source: |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 |
Effective July 1, 2008, directs the board of education to provide wage adjustments for substitute teachers that are comparable to the across-the-board wage adjustments negotiated for teachers in bargaining unit 5. Authorizes the board to also adjust hours, benefits, and other terms and conditions of employment for substitute teachers. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2652_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2652
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 06/2008 |
P-12 |
Revises provisions allowing for the rehiring of retired teachers and administrators and extends the termination date of such provisions. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2710_SD2_.htm
Title: H.B. 2710
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
Postsec. |
Authorizes the University of Hawaii to transfer all funds at its disposal, with the exception of general funds and tuition and special fund moneys, into the revolving fund to finance the establishment of new commercial enterprises. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2245_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2245
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Signed into law 05/2008 |
P-12 |
Provides that unlicensed individuals who were hired on an emergency basis by the department of education prior to July 1, 2008 must attain licensure within four years from the date of their employment. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/SB2163_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2163
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Curriculum--International Education |
Vetoed 04/2008 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes a Global Youth Center at the University of Hawaii. Provides that the purpose of the center is to generate and link an international framework in which youth from around the world may become actively engaged in the attainment of world peace, environmental sustainability, and human and economic productivity for future generations. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2045_SD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2045
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2008 |
Postsec. |
Requires the University of Hawaii to preaudit all proposed payments of $10,000 or more to determine the propriety of expenditures and compliance with applicable laws, executive orders, and rules. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2008/Bills/HB2163_SD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2163
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Relates to high school-level project EAST (environmental and spatial technology), which integrates cutting-edge technology, such as computer-assisted drafting, geographic information systems, global positioning systems, and computer graphic applications such as soft image, into the educational curriculum. Appropriates funds for the Hawaii 3Ts school technology laboratories fund to maintain the project EAST program in existing schools and to expand the program to schools statewide.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB1630_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1630
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 07/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Establishes the Ingenuity Charter to facilitate the development of intellectual property, uphold high labor and environmental standards, support the teaching of innovation and its application for the common good and promote Hawaii's role as a center of innovation. Establishes members of charter and their rights and responsibilities.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB1670_CD1_.htm
Veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/GM1059_.PDF
Title: H.B. 1670
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Creates new section regarding school impact fees. Requires new residential developments to contribute toward the construction of new or expansion of existing public school facilities. Provides for the designation of school impact districts. Directs the department, upon designation of a school impact district, to prepare an impact fee analysis. Directs the department to submit an annual report to the legislature on the state of the implementation of these provisions before each legislative session.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB19_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 19
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--Ethics/Conflict of Interest |
Vetoed 07/2007 |
Postsec. |
Provides that for administrative positions in the University of Hawaii system filled by excluded employees, proposed compensation or change in compensation must be disclosed in open meeting for purposes of public comment. Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB46_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/GM1036_.PDF
Title: S.B. 46
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-16 or P-20 |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Directs the Hawaii P-20 initiative council to develop and initiate plans for education in Hawaii in the 21st century, including identifying contributors and planners; creating a vision, goals, objectives, and timelines; and organizing meetings and electronic communication. Provides the general goals of the council are to ensure an engaged, responsible, and productive citizenry in Hawaii in the 21st century that is the expected result of an education system and schools that are coordinated and articulated from earliest teaching to career and workforce preparation and that promote lifelong learning.
Appropriates $ 50,000 each for the 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 fiscal years to the Hawaii P-20 Initiative Council for the initiation and development of plans for education in Hawaii in the new century.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB688_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 688
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
Vetoed 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Directs the department to encourage inclusionary prekindergarten and kindergarten classes of both special education eligible and general education students, including consideration of the following options:
(1) Special education eligible preschool children may receive services in private preschool programs if required by their individual education program;
(2) Facilities for providing early education offer a variety of possibilities via partnerships between public and private offers;
(3) Special education staff may provide services at any site as provided in the individualized education plans process; and
(4) Departmental special education preschool staff may provide services to general education preschool students in their special education preschool classrooms.
Requires the department's kindergarten report card to assess an individual junior kindergarten or kindergarten student's readiness for first grade based on a range of characteristics.
Authorizes the department to give preference to teachers holding early childhood education credentials in placement in junior kindergarten and kindergarten programs.
Directs the department, prior to the 2008 legislative session, to
(1) Complete the planning and development of the appropriate curriculum for the junior kindergarten program; and
(2) Submit its findings and recommendations to the legislature on the planned junior kindergarten curricula, successful models, and assessments to be used in the placement and movement of students between junior kindergarten, kindergarten, and first grade, as well as facilities to be used for junior kindergarten.
Establishes in statute the pre-plus program, which was created as a private-public initiative in 2002. Directs the department of education and the department of human services to develop suitable pre-plus classrooms on department campuses statewide for early childhood education programs serving children ages 3-5. Directs the department to coordinate site selection for public school sites, giving first priority to sites that serve predominantly students who are low-income or with special needs who require full-inclusion opportunities, or schools in restructuring under the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
Directs the department to submit an annual report to the legislature on the number of classrooms that would be suitable for early childhood education programs and the cost of renovating these classrooms to meet early childhood education standards. Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB613_CD1_.htm
Governor's veto message: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/GM1037_.PDF
Title: S.B. 613
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Early Intervention (0-3) |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes a "Hawaii 3-5 transition" task force to study the feasibility of expanding Hawaii's early intervention section to continue services for children ages 3-5.
Directs the task force, in completing the feasibility study, to:
(1) Identify the potential number of children, on an annual basis, who exit Part C programs, are eligible for programs under Part B Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, but may benefit from a longer transition period and continued Part C program services in the child's natural environment or community-based settings;
(2) Identify the potential number of children, on an annual basis, who exit Part C programs, are found not eligible for services under Part B of Section 619 of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act, but continue to have developmental delays and who may benefit from intervention services ages 3-5;
(3) Identify the potential number of children, on an annual basis, who have not received services through Part C programs, but are identified as having developmental delays and who may benefit from intervention services between the ages of 3-5;
(4) Research evidence-based practices in order to define service models for children between the ages of 3-5 necessary to meet the needs of this population;
(5) Define the array of services required for children ages 3-5 with developmental delays;
(6) Based upon the potential number of children to be served, derive resource and cost projections to implement services; and
(7) Conduct a needs assessment of families focusing on their experiences transitioning out of Part C programs, as well as transitioning into Part B programs.
Also directs the task force to:
(1) Project the length of time required to develop the necessary resource pool to serve the targeted population;
(2) Develop indicators for evaluation to assess the outcomes of the early intervention system providing services to children ages 3-5 with developmental delays;
(3) Submit a report with specific recommendations to the legislature prior to the convening of the 2008 regular session.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB531_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 531
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Access |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires the department of education to provide students who participate in the running start dual enrollment program with guidance in earning credit toward high school graduation upon the satisfactory completion of University of Hawaii courses at the 100 level and above.
Appropriates funds from the University of Hawaii scholarship and assistance special fund to provide scholarships to students who are members of underrepresented populations in higher education, as determined by the University of Hawaii, to participate in the running start program.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB767_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 767
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Creates an online learning task force to develop a systematic plan to expand opportunities for online learning, to enhance the learning experiences of students across the state.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB598_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 598
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Uniform Athlete Agents Act to protect student athletes and educational institutions from potential harm caused by unscrupulous athlete agents; requires athlete agents to register with department of commerce and consumer affairs. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB275_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 275
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--State Prof. Standards Bds. |
Signed into law 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the teacher standards board to suspend its rules when extenuating circumstances require.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB18_SD2_.htm
Title: H.B. 18
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Paraprofessionals |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education to submit a report to the legislature before the regular 2008 session on a career ladder program for educational assistants that includes:
(1) Repricing class levels and a career ladder program, and other career ladder enhancements
(2) The number of employees affected by repricing and a career ladder program
(3) The cost of implementing repricing and a career ladder program for educational assistants.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB686_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 686
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Appropriates $585,000 for fiscal year 2007-2008 for up to five complex areas to coordinate and expand complex-level resources for support services, including professional development, curriculum alignment and mentoring in schools, with allocations to each complex area based on the complex area's per pupil enrollment. Provides the complexes selected must be those serving hard-to-staff (or high teacher turnover) schools with few other resources for professional development.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB1014_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1014
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Felix stipend revolving fund, to be used by the department of education to deposit moneys received as repayment from students who have broken their contractual Felix stipend, which offers tuition waivers for qualified candidates who enroll at the University of Hawaii in special education teacher programs at the undergraduate, post-baccalaureate, and graduate levels in exchange for their agreement to work for the department for a period of three to five years immediately following completion of their teacher preparation program.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB15_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 15
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention--At-Risk Schools |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2007 |
P-12 |
Amends eligibility requirements for the Hawaii educator loan program. Adds that loans will be awarded to teaching candidates as well as existing teachers who agree to teach as a full-time teacher for a period of time to be determined by the University prior to the award of a loan, and who agree to teach in:
(1) A hard-to-fill position including special education, regular education shortage categories, or Title 1 schools; or
(2) At a school located in a rural area, as determined by the superintendent of education.
Provides loan forgiveness as follows:
(1) 10% of the loan amount and interest must be waived every year for the first five years of repayment; and
(2) 25% of the loan amount and interest must be waived every year for the sixth and seventh years of repayment.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB777_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 777
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 |
Clarifies the significant role of the board of education in policymaking for charter schools, including:
(A) Appointing members of the charter school review panel; and
(B) Serving as an appeals board for charter school applicants or charter schools that do not agree with the decisions of the charter school review panel.
Delegates to the charter school review panel the responsibilities to:
(A) Approve or deny charter applications for new charter schools;
(B) Issue and revoke charters, and place charter schools on probation;
(C) Approve or deny amendments to detailed implementation plans;
(D) Conduct charter school evaluations; and
(E) Appoint and evaluate the executive director of the charter school administrative office.
Changes the membership of the panel.
Clarifies how the executive director of the charter school administrative office is appointed and evaluated.
Shifts the burden of providing staff and resources for the charter school review panel from the board of education to the charter school administrative office.
Updates the charter school funding mechanism, including ensuring that funding allocations to the charter schools are based on the most recent department of education budget base.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB603_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 603
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
Postsec. |
Eliminates references to the Office of Space Industry. Creates the Office of Aerospace Development to coordinate space activities and identify and promote opportunities for expanding and diversifying aerospace-related industries in the state, which may include a Pacific International Center for space exploration system. States that the director of the office will assist the University of Hawaii, companies, research institutions, and other organizations in establishing partnerships with corporate, government, and university entities that can enhance the state's aerospace industry. Also directs the director of the office to:
--Leverage aerospace and related technological capabilities in the state's academic, public, and private sectors to enhance the state's ability to procure both federal and private research and development grants and to increase the state's competitiveness in national and global aerospace markets
--Promote innovative education and workforce development programs that will enhance public awareness of the state's aerospace potential and enable residents to pursue employment in Hawaii's aerospace industry
--Monitor national and global trends in the aerospace industry and recommend programs and policies that can support aerospace industry development statewide.
Eliminates some of the former duties of the Office of Space Industry. Makes an appropriation.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB907_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 907
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the department of education to enter into financing agreements with the agreement of the director and with the approval of the attorney general. Creates a separate account within the state education facilities improvement special fund to be called the lease payments for schools account, to be funded by legislative appropriations and expended by the superintendent of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB1820_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1820
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Health--Suicide Prevention |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Authorizes the department of health to establish a statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention program that focused on young people ages 10-24 to:
(1) Create public awareness for issues relating to youth suicide prevention;
(2) Build community networks concerning youth suicide prevention; and
(3) Carry out suicide prevention training programs for law enforcement personnel, health care providers, school and University of Hawaii employees, and other persons who have contact with individuals at risk of suicide.
Authorizes the department of health to provide appropriate research, training, and technical assistance to carry out the program, including:
(1) Providing oversight of youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategies;
(2) Identifying and understanding causes and associated risk factors of youth suicide;
(3) Analyzing the efficacy of new and existing youth suicide early intervention techniques and technologies;
(4) Examining trends in youth suicidal behaviors and nonfatal suicide attempts;
(5) Evaluating and disseminating outcomes and best practices of mental and behavioral health services at institutions of higher education; and
(6) Other activities deemed appropriate by the director of health.
Authorizes the department of health to submit proposals for funding from federal agencies and private organizations to support the statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention program.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB55_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 55
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Finance |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
Postsec. |
Enacts a new part in chapter 304A, University of Hawaii, to provide for facilities improvement and university development; repeals existing University of Hawaii facilities improvement and university development law. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB1154_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1154
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Food Service |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 |
Establishes the food distribution program revolving fund to support the administration and operation of the food distribution program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB13_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 13
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the board of education to issue Hawaii teaching licenses to teachers with licenses from other states whose licensing standards are equivalent to or higher than Hawaii's. Directs the state board to pursue full teacher license reciprocity with all other states. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB25_SD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 25
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Natl. Bd. for Prof. Teach. Stds. |
Signed into law 06/2007 |
P-12 |
Provides an additional $5,000 bonus per year for each national board-certified teacher who teaches at:
(A) A school that is in restructuring under the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB);
(B) A school with a high turnover rate, as determined by the department;
(C) A school that is not making adequate yearly progress, but is not in restructuring under NCLB; or
(D) A hard-to-fill school, as determined by the department. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB24_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 24
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Directs the department of education to establish and administer a career and technical education program that meets the requirements of the federal Perkins Act of 2006. Provides the department's program may include:
(1) Pathway programs of study, including but not limited to natural resources, graphic design, computer networking, and management information systems;
(2) Academies for various focuses of study, including the performing arts, travel, and science, technology, engineering, and mathematics;
(3) An agriculture education program;
(4) Specialized programs, including project EAST (environmental and spatial technology); and
(5) Other school activities, including robotics.
Provides the department's program may be offered jointly by or in partnership between the department, the University of Hawaii, including its community colleges, or other public or private entities.
Requires agriculture education program (formerly vocational agriculture) to be aligned with the natural resources career pathway. Directs the agriculture education program to coordinate with culinary arts programs to teach students healthy eating habits and encourage culinary arts, farming, diversified agriculture, and related fields such as market development and science and technology, as career options. Directs the department of agriculture to assist the department with the implementation of this program. Directs the department of education to consult with the department of agriculture and the University of Hawaii's college of tropical agriculture and human resources and college of education in the development and implementation of the agriculture education program.
Establishes the Hawaii excellence through science and technology academy pilot program to be administered by Kauai community college, in partnership with the department of education, at two public schools. Provides the purpose of the pilot program is to establish science, technology, engineering, and mathematics academies, which may include an applied learning focus, at the public schools and to add resources and support to the department of education to increase the readiness and motivation of Hawaii high school graduates to pursue post-secondary training and career options in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics disciplines.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB885_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 885 (Section 1-10)
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Health--School Based Clinics or School Nurses |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12 |
Repeals the transfer from the department of health to the department of education those public health nurses who supervise the school health aides. Transfers administration of the K-12 school health services program and the teenage health program from the department of health to the department of education.
Directs the department of education to provide the necessary number of health aides to serve each public school. Directs the department of education to provide career pathways development and training opportunities to all school health aides to ensure the opportunity for continued employment with the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB98_HD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 98
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
Postsec. |
Establishes the Senator Hiram L. Fong scholarship program and the Senator Oren E. Long scholarship program.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/HB1529_CD1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1529
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Veto overridden: legislature has overridden governor's veto 05/2007 |
Postsec. |
Establishes the Candidate Advisory Council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii,. Increases the board of regents membership to 15 members with a specified number of members representing different geographic areas. Prohibits a board of regents member from serving more than two consecutive five-year terms. Requires the senate to consider the question of an incumbent member's confirmation.
Bill: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB14_HD1_.htm
Veto message: http://www.hawaii.gov/gov/leg/2007-session/Folder.2007-04-13.1315/SB14%20-%20Statement%20of%20Objections.pdf/download
Title: S.B. 14
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2007 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes a State Building Code Council to establish a comprehensive state building code, to review and adopt new model building codes within a specified timeframe, to provide education and technical training and administrative assistance in the form of services or grants at the state and county levels relating to the implementation and enforcement of the state building code.
Establishes a state building code applicable to all construction in the state.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB795_CD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 795
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2007 |
P-12 |
(Governor's Package Bill) Appropriates $5,299,809 from the general fund for early intervention services for infants and children from birth to three years of age with developmental delay or ones at biological or environmental risk for developmental delay. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/Bills/SB1459_SD1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1459
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Special Populations--Gifted and Talented |
Adopted 04/2007 |
P-12 |
Asks the Hawaii Department of Education to develop a comprehensive plan to promote opportunities for high achievement with the goal of 20% of public school students enrolling in gifted and talented programs, honors classes, advanced placement courses, International Baccalaureate programs, or other similar programs designed to provide rigorous and challenging curricula. Provides that the department plan include:
(1) The number of students currently enrolled in gifted and talented programs or similar programs with highly challenging academic curricula
(2) Recommendations on ways to increase the number of enrolled students in gifted and talented programs or similar programs with highly challenging academic curricula, in order to reach the goal of 20% of public school students enrolled in such programs
(3) Recommendations on methods to include students in the gifted and talented programs who may not exhibit the traditional qualifications for acceptance into such programs, but who demonstrate a high aptitude for achievement by other performance measures
(4) Program recommendations to provide opportunities for potentially high achieving students
(5) Program recommendations in the areas of language arts, social studies, math, science, fine arts, performing arts, and foreign languages
(6) The personnel requirements and costs associated with the comprehensive plan.
Asks the department to submit its plan and any findings and recommendations to this body no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2008 regular session.
Title: S.R. 45
Source: Lexis-Nexis |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Unofficially approved by Voters. 11/2006 |
Postsec. |
Amends the State Constitution; modifies the University of Hawaii Board of Regents appointment process; provides appointment by governor shall be from pools of qualified candidates presented to the governor by the Candidate Advisory Council. http://www.hawaii.gov/elections/factsheets/fsbo134.pdf
Title: Constitutional Amendment 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Assessment--Formative/Interim |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires standards-based curricula to meet specific K-12 alignment criteria. Authorizes schools to develop an articulated and aligned K-12 standards-based curriculum in one or more of the areas of language arts, math, science and social studies. Requires schools to provide professional development and requires schools that develop a standards-based curriculum to use standards-based formative assessment tools to monitor student progress, on at least a quarterly basis throughout the school year. Requires schools to develop rigorous classroom-based performance assessments. Authorizes schools to implement software programs to help align course material with state content and performance and federal educational standards.
Directs the department to submit annual progress reports to the legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the 2007, 2008 and 2009 regular sessions. Requires these progress reports to include information on the process of aligning course materials for all grades with Hawaii content and performance standards and federal educational standards, and on any vendor selected to provide its software program or programs to assist in course material alignment.
Also requires the department to submit a second annual report to the legislature including:
(1) An assessment of the implementation of articulated and aligned standards-based curricula in schools and complexes;
(2) Performance and competency indicators of student achievement for evaluating the implementation of a standards-based curriculum;
(3) A plan for a complex-by-complex development and implementation of a standards-based curriculum;
(4) Resource requirements and a time line to implement specific portions of the curriculum to other school complexes or possible statewide application; and
(5) Any need to contract with a curricula developer or consultant to carry out the purposes of this section.
Makes appropriations. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3059_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3059
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Appropriates funds to extend adolescent school-based substance abuse treatment programs to all middle and intermediate schools, with priority given to schools with the greatest need. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2505_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2505
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Bilingual/ESL |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires each state agency and all covered entities to take reasonable steps to ensure limited English proficient persons have meaningful access to services, programs, and activities. Requires steps to include competent, timely oral language services and written translations of vital documents. Establishes an office of language access and the language access advisory council in the department of labor and industrial relations.
Requires each state agency and covered entity to establish a plan for language access.
Provides an appropriation.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2778_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2778
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Improves the charter school system by adopting many of the priority proposals developed by the task force on charter school governance. Recodifies and reorganizes statutes relating to charter schools into a new chapter that authorizes the establishment of a charter school system and sets forth standards for the governance, administration, support, financing, autonomy, and accountability of charter schools, including start-up charter schools and conversion charter schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2719_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2719
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Vetoed 07/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Establishes the Ingenuity Corporation Charter to create benefits for inventors nationally, labor unions nationally, and public education to promote the teaching of innovation and its application for the common good, to create and maintain businesses operating at International Labor Organization work standards and United Nations environmental standards, providing innovation education, employment opportunities, and economic development. Mandates that the 9-member board of directors include a member appointed by the Hawaii State Teachers' Association and a member appointed by the University of Hawaii Professional Assembly.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb3261_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 3261
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--District |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Requires the school impact fee working group to submit supplemental findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the legislature no less than 20 days before the convening of the 2007 session. Makes an appropriation for the operation of the school impact fee working group. Provides that the sum appropriated must be expended by the office of the auditor which shall oversee and administer any consultant contracts as may be executed on behalf of the working group. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2708_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2708
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Increases the funds deposited to the state educational facilities improvement special fund from $45 million to $90 million. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1891_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1891
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Scheduling/School Calendar--Extended Day Programs |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Appropriates funds to the department of education, the office of youth services, and each county's department of parks and recreation for extended day programs for students in grades K-12. Clarifies that funds are to supplement existing monies for extended day programs. Requires allocated funds to go to programs that demonstrate a commitment to partnering with the public and private sectors and involve youth as active participants in all phases of program planning, implementation, and evaluation. Requires all programs receiving allocations to meet each quarter with their community partners for the purposes of program evaluation and improvement.
Requires the office of youth services, the department of education, and the counties' parks and recreation departments to convene annually to share information on best practices and outcomes. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb486_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 486
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Sets and provides moneys for the classification and compensation rates for substitute teachers that are consistent with the compensation rates determined by the Legislature in 1996. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3197_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3197
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Allows the department of education to employ retired teachers full time to teach in teacher shortage areas and serve as mentors for new classroom teachers. Allows the department to employ retired administrators to teach or administer in teacher shortage areas and to serve as mentors for new classroom teachers. Provides that a retired teacher or administrator who is rehired under this section shall not earn retirement service credit, contribute to the retirement system, or gain additional retirement system benefits as a result of the re- employment. Requires the person to have been retired for at least one year prior to re-employment. Provides repeal date of June 30, 2011. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB1862_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 1862
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 07/2006 |
P-12 |
Appropriates funds for teacher training and support to address educational needs, especially the teacher shortage in the state. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3195_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3195
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
At-Risk (incl. Dropout Prevention)--Drugs/Alcohol |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Improves the process by which public school students are assessed and treated for substance abuse. Defines certified substance abuse counselor. Mandates that substance abuse assessments for alcohol or drug dependence be provided by a qualified physician, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, advanced practice registered nurse, or certified substance abuse counselor as a covered benefit for a child facing disciplinary action under the zero-tolerance drugs and alcohol policy. Requires the certified substance abuse counselor to be employed by a hospital or nonhospital facility providing substance abuse services. Requires the substance abuse assessment to evaluate the suitability for substance abuse treatment and placement in an appropriate treatment setting.
Requires a student found in violation of the zero-tolerance drugs and alcohol policy to be administered a department-approved screening tool by the school to determine whether the student needs to be referred for a substance abuse assessment. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3273_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3273
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Provides for the establishment of a vocational agriculture education program to provide assistance to school districts for the coordination of the activities of student agricultural organizations and associations.
Requires the director of the vocational agriculture education program to:
1) Assess the agricultural needs of the state and devise methods of meeting those needs with the vocational agriculture education program;
(2) Assist school districts in establishing vocational agriculture programs;
(3) Review school district applications for approval of vocational agriculture programs;
(4) Evaluate existing programs;
(5) Plan research and studies for the improvement of curriculum materials for specialty areas of vocational agriculture;
(6) Ensure that the standards and criteria developed under this section satisfy the mandates of federally-assisted vocational education;
(7) Develop in-service programs for teachers and administrators of vocational agriculture;
(8) Review applications for vocational agriculture teacher certification;
(9) Assist in teacher recruitment and placement in vocational agriculture programs;
(10) Serve as a liaison with the Future Farmers of America, representatives of business, industry, appropriate public agencies, and institutions of higher education to facilitate dissemination of information;
(11) Promote improvement of vocational agriculture programs;
(12) Assist in the development of adult and continuing education programs in vocational agriculture; and
(13) Establish an advisory task force of agriculturists, who represent the diverse areas of the agricultural industry in the state, that shall make annual recommendations on the development of curriculum, staffing, and strategies to establish a source of trained and qualified individuals in agriculture and strategies for developing the state program in vocational agriculture education, including youth leadership throughout the public schools.
Appropriates $100,000 to the vocational agriculture education program.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2179_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2179
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Increases the number of vocational, technical, and career pathway education teachers by directing the Hawaii Teachers Standards Board to set alternative criteria and establish other measures of qualification necessary for these types of teachers to meet licensing standards. Specifies that the department has the authority to waive the requirement of a bachelor's degree to teach in a vocation, technical, or career pathway education program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2887_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2887
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet, www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Economic/Workforce Development |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Appropriates funds to provide the necessary start-up funding to operate an international business and technology incubator program and to enable state residents to acquire the bilingual language skills, technology, and marketing necessary to implement an incubator program in China, Japan, and Hawaii. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2036_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2036
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Amends provisions related to the school-level minor repair and maintenance account. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2704_hd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2704
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Provides resources for the repair, maintenance, and renovation of public schools; makes an appropriation for the renovation of classrooms statewide in the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2956_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2956
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Federal |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Creates a revolving fund for the collection and disbursement of generated revenue to support the administration and operations of the department of education federal revenue maximization program and for medicaid-eligible services provided by the department.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2961_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2961
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Repeals the transfer of functions from the departments of budget and finance, attorney general, and human services to the department of education; delays the transfer of school health aides and public health nurses from the department of health to the department of education; relates to department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2720_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2720
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Health--Child Abuse |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
P-12 |
Strengthens the child abuse reporting statute to ensure that instances of known or suspected child abuse or neglect are reported without delay by requiring the staff at any public or private school, agency, or institution, who observe signs of the abuse or neglect, to report the abuse or neglect directly to the department of human services or the police. Provides that this direct reporting will also ensure that the best evidence of abuse or neglect is obtained. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2327_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2327
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes the board of regents to waive the nonresident tuition and fee differential for members in good standing of the following military units, regardless of their actual state of residence:
(A) The Hawaii national guard; and
(B) The federal reserve components of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard who attend drills with units located within the state. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1648_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1648
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Access |
Signed into law 06/2006 |
Postsec.,
Community College |
Encourages state residents to pursue postsecondary education by clarifying the financial eligibility guidelines, establishing a workforce development scholarship program at the community colleges based on need, establishing a state scholars program, and placing funds for all scholarship programs in a separate account in the student scholarship and assistance special fund. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3120_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3120
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Strengthens the operations of the Department of Education by creating a chief financial officer position and a secretarial position in the office of the superintendent to assist the CFO in performing his or her functions. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB1865_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 1865
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Repeals requirement that the superintendent of education provide an annual report to the board of education of principal transactions within the department. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB1861_CD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 1861
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
State Policymaking--Task Forces/Commissions |
Signed into law 05/2006 |
P-12 |
Reduces the term of membership on the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service from 4 to 3 years. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB3194_SD1_.pdf
Title: H.B. 3194
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Authorizes the department of education to assess and collect impact fees as fair share contributions of developers for state public school facilities construction. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1814_hd2_.htm
Title: S.B. 1814
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/ |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2005 |
P-12 |
Ensures that department of education civil service employees' benefits related to transfer, reduction in force, promotion, medical placement, and seniority are the same as those provided to civil service employees of other executive branch agencies. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1614_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1614
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov/ |
Health |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct asbestos tests prior to renovations or painting of school facilities at all DOE schools. Directs DOE to maintain a record of all students at King intermediate who may have been exposed to asbestos
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1295_sd2_.htm
Title: H.B. 1295
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations--Facilities |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 |
Transfers the management of the state educational facilities improvement special fund and capital improvement and repair and maintenance programs of school facilities to the department of education. Establishes the educational design and construction project assessment fund for the purpose of defraying the costs of carrying out construction projects managed by the department; equitably collecting and distributing moneys for other current expenses associated with capital improvement, repairs and maintenance, and repairs and alterations projects; and specified personnel benefits and reimbursement needs.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1660_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1660
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2005 |
P-12 |
Allows for the temporary establishment of an employee organization sponsored trust that would provide health benefits for state and county employees of a particular bargaining unit, as well as future retirees of that bargaining unit and existing retirees who wish to participate in such a trust. The trust would be established as a voluntary employees' beneficiary association (VEBA) trust. All employees throughout the state within any of the following categories shall constitute an appropriate bargaining unit:
(1) Teachers and other personnel of the department of education under the same pay schedule, including part-time employees working less than twenty hours a week who are equal to one-half of a full-time equivalent;
(2) Educational officers and other personnel of the department of education under the same pay schedule;
(3) Faculty of the University of Hawaii and the community college system;
(4) Personnel of the University of Hawaii and the community college system, other than faculty.
Repeals pilot program as of July 1, 2008.
Title: H.B. 1608
Source: StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 07/2005 |
P-12 |
Adds new subpart. Transfers the administration of the teachers' housing program from the housing and community development corporation of Hawaii to the department of education. Also establishes a revolving fund (teachers' housing revolving fund ) for the accounting and control of receipts and disbursements in connection with the department of education's functions of planning, constructing, repairing, maintaining, and operating housing programs for teachers employed and assigned by the department of education.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb639_sd2_.htm
Title: S.B. 639
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 06/2005 |
P-12 |
Amends the standards for apprenticeship agreements to include assurances of qualified training personnel, adequate job supervision, and the requisite licenses. Requires the director of DLIR to establish an apprenticeship council whose purpose is to promote and approve apprenticeship programs. Provides that these changes are only effective upon approval by the OATELS. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1889_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1889
Source: StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 |
Clarifies definitions of "new century charter schools" and "public schools". Requires charter school plans to include a plan for identifying, recruiting, and retaining highly-qualified instructional faculty. Requires a charter school's governance structure to incorporate a conflict of interest policy and a plan for periodic board training. Requires a charter school's plans to include a financial plan based on the most recent fiscal year's per-pupil charter school allocation that demonstrates the ability to meet the financial obligations of one-time start-up costs and ongoing costs such as monthly payrolls, faculty recruitment, professional development, and facilities costs. Amends new century charter school review panel membership to decrease board of education members and add two new members. Allows board of education to deny charter to school recommended by panel and establishes requirements if the board does not approve the charter.
Allows charter school employees full participation in the state systems for retirement, workers' compensation, unemployment insurance, temporary disability insurance, and health benefits. Requires the department to provide its position listings to the charter school administrative office and any interested local school board of any new century charter school, and to facilitate and encourage the movement of instructional personnel between the department and new century charter schools, including limiting probationary status to one year, within specified parameters.
Allows the new century charter schools to propose to the board of education an alternative weighted student formula.
Repeals existing language on evaluating charter schools. Enacts new language requiring the board to adopt guidelines for multi-year evaluations of charter schools that have been chartered for four or more years, or for special evaluations at any time. Provides parameters and procedures for the board to place a charter school on probation and revoke a charter. Expands definition of "organizational viability" for a charter school.
Adds that if, at any time, the board of directors of the nonprofit organization governing a new century conversion charter school votes to discontinue its relationship with the charter school, the charter school may submit an application to the board to continue as a conversion school without the participation of the nonprofit organization.
Creates the Task Force on Charter School Governance to identify and recommend to the legislature revisions to the existing charter school law and to help create an effective framework for overseeing and supporting new and existing charter schools. Sets forth the areas on which the task force must make recommendations and establishes membership. Requires the charter school administrative office to submit a report to the legislature on the task force's progress, findings, and recommendations no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the regular session of 2006.
Ensures more equitable and stable funding for the basic operations of new century charter schools, including: (1) establishing and providing funding for a per pupil allocation funding mechanism; (2) requiring that funds be requested for fringe benefit costs and collective bargaining increases for charter school employee members of collective bargaining units; (3) allowing additional appropriations for workers' compensation benefits; and (4) providing charter schools with access to all federal education funds received by the state. Ensures charter schools' compliance with federal regulations under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. Clarifies administrative hearing procedures relating to the education of handicapped children. Appropriates funds for these various purposes. (CD1)
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1643_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1643
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance--Site-Based Management |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 |
Clarifies a school community council's responsibilities. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1253_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1253
Source: StateNet |
P-3 |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 |
Establishes and appropriates funds for an early learning educational task force to be attached to the department of education. Directs the task force to develop a 5-year plan for birth-5 education in the state. Requires the plan to include:
(1) An implementation and financing schedule that begins with services to four-year-old children and proceeds to younger age groups;
(2) Mechanisms to ensure cross-sector and interdepartmental collaboration;
(3) Measures to ensure the continuing professional development of teachers and administrators; and
(4) Provisions for the promotion of the importance of early learning to families, policymakers, and the general public.
Requires the task force to include an interdepartmental resources working group to address the program and workforce development portions of the plan. Directs the working group to develop plans to maximize public and private resources to provide early learning opportunities for all young children in the state. Requires plans to strive to optimize existing government resources. Also identifies mandatory components of the program and workforce development portions of the plan
Establishes membership of the working group and other members of the task force.
Directs the early learning educational task force to submit reports to the governor and legislature as follows:
(1) An interim report of its progress in planning early learning programs for four-year-old children with optimal use of public resources, including any proposed legislation to be submitted no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2007 regular session; and
(2) A final report of its progress, findings, and recommendations, including any additional proposed legislation, no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the 2008 regular session.
Makes appropriations.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3101_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3101
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 |
The purpose of this Act is to: (1) Improve early childhood education by establishing and appropriating funds for a temporary early childhood education task force to develop a framework to increase access to early childhood education, improve the quality of early childhood learning programs, support the professional development of early childhood educators and service providers, educate families about the value of early childhood education, and identify funding mechanisms to appropriately compensate early childhood educators; and
(2) Increase the inventory of available facilities for early childhood education programs by identifying unused public school facilities. The department of education is to identify unused public school facilities for use by early childhood education programs. Suitable empty classrooms, as determined by the department, are to be inventoried for potential use in early childhood education programs. Priority is to be given to facilities on sites with sufficient space for three or more classrooms to be renovated or constructed. The department is to assist in the identification of possible construction sites for private providers to build early childhood education facilities. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/HB1300_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1300
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 Preschool |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 |
Creates a temporary private preschool licensing and accreditation task force to develop recommendations for licensing and accreditation standards, policies, and procedures for private elementary schools serving children under the age of five. Requires the task force to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any recommended legislation, to the department of human services and to the legislature before the 2006 regular session. States that the report shall serve as a basis for legislation or for administrative rule amendments by the department of human services. Disbands the task force effective June 30, 2006.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1018_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1018
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
Postsec. |
Requires the University of Hawaii to establish a program to allow returning military personnel the right to retain admission to programs to which they had been admitted prior to deployment, including students who had been admitted but did not enroll due to the timing of their deployment; provided that the individual is returning from a tour of duty and identifies the individual's prior acceptance to the appropriate campus registrar.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb115_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 115
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Section 1: Establishes need for improvement in teacher recruitment, compensation, support and peer mentoring.
Section 2: Creates a new section establishing the Hawaii teacher cadet program fund, originally a department initiative, as a separate fund of the Hawaii Alliance for Future Teachers, a nonprofit organization. Authorizes the alliance to expend funds to establish partnerships with organizations or private vendors to encourage high school students with teaching potential to consider teaching as a career. Establishes and sets responsibilities for the Hawaii teacher cadet program advisory board.
Section 3: Requires the University of Hawaii to review its admission policies for the college of education.
Section 4: Requires the University of Hawaii to review its college of education's admission standards and consider allowing
incoming freshman to declare education as their major and enable them to graduate within four years.
Section 5: Requires the University of Hawaii to increase the full time equivalent teacher education faculty positions by 5 additional full-time equivalent positions each year until fiscal year 2014-2015, to allow the number of participants who complete the program to increase by one hundred per cent over the year 2004 total.
Section 6: Establishes need to eliminate specified barriers to interest in and entry of the teaching profession.
Section 7-8: Mandates that the department establish policies, procedures, technology, and accountability measures to ensure that newly hired employees receive timely and accurate wages. Establishes an alternate option if the department is unable to pay the total wages due a newly hired employee. Requires the department to establish rules by December 31, 2005 to implement these changes.
Section 9: Requires the department to provide each newly hired teacher with the new teacher orientation handbook to serve as a reference guide and provide the new employees with information on:
(1) Professional development and incentive programs;
(2) License requirements; and
(3) Other useful information to assist new teachers with their familiarity of the department's organization and educational system.
Section 10: Requires the department to establish a standardized statewide teacher induction program for every newly hired teacher. Requires the program to ensure that the new teacher to mentor ratio does not exceed 15:1 and that all mentors are specially skilled and trained to work effectively with newly hired teachers as determined by the department.
Section 11: Establishes legislative intent to improve student achievement by adopting policies that promote teacher quality.
Section 12: Requires the state board to adopt policies to:
(1) Develop a plan for licensing more individuals with practical experience for teaching in vocational/technical programs;
(2) Develop a plan to accept teachers from any state as long as they have completed state-approved teacher education programs and pass relevant Hawaii teacher examinations or their equivalent;
(3) Clarify the requirements, on a state-by-state basis, for out-of-state licensed teachers to obtain a license in Hawaii;
(4) Develop a plan to facilitate licensing for those who intend to teach in Hawaii immersion programs, the island of Niihau, or any other extraordinory situation as defined by the superindent or the superintendent's designee; and
(5) Pursue full teacher license reciprocity with the mid-Atlantic states, California, Colorado, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Oregon, and Washington.
Section 13: Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to submit to the legislature a report of its progress and recommendations regarding its licensing standards and development of its policies before the 2006 regular session.
Section 14: Requires the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to review alternative licensing requirements to replace the PRAXIS examination requirement. Requires the review of alternative requirements to include to the consideration of requiring a minimum amount of years of teaching experience to replace the PRAXIS examination requirement.
Section 15: Authorizes the conversion of Hawaii teacher standards board's nine temporary positions to nine permanent full-time equivalent positions.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb844_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 844
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Governance and Structures |
Vetoed 06/2005 |
Postsec. |
Establishes a nonpartisan candidate advisory council to screen and propose candidates for appointment to the board of regents of the University of Hawaii. Requires the council to recommend between 2 and 4 candidates for each seat vacated or to be vacated. Requires the governor to select one nominee from among the advisory council's recommendations. Establishes requirements council must meet in developing its recommendations.
Increases the membership of the University of Hawaii's board of regents from 12 to 15 members. Requires the governor to reduce the terms of those initially appointed to each seat on the board so that three terms expire each year, excluding the student member's. Specifies that at least 10 members must represent specified areas of the state. Limits members to serving 2 consecutive five-year terms. Adds that if a member is to be appointed to a second 5-year term, the senate must consider whether to reconfirm the member at least 120 days before the end of the member's first 5-year term.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1257_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1257
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Participation--Admissions Requirements |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
The purpose of this Act is for schools whose student population includes at least twenty per cent or one hundred students from military families as determined by the department of education to provide for the following:
(1) Additional staff;
(2) Child care services; and
(3) Vocational training and retraining. Makes an appropriation for these.
Requires the department of education to consult with the Joint Venture Education Forum to establish a priority listing of public schools that are impacted by a large population of military dependent students. In the development of the priority listing, requires the department to consider establishing priority schools with a twenty per cent or more or one hundred or more population of dependent military students.
Requires the University of Hawaii to establish a program to allow readmission to military members who have been deployed. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1394_sd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1394
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Special Education |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12 |
Specifies the time period within which a hearing must be requested by a parent or guardian of a child with a disability, or by the department, on matters relating to the identification, evaluation, program or placement of a child with a disability. Provides exemptions to this time limit.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1661_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 1661
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
State Longitudinal Data Systems |
Signed into law 06/2005 |
P-12,
Community College |
Appropriates funds to subsidize state department information systems projects, provide for additional support personnel and training and additional data processing systems analysts, and to continue the implementation of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004. Improves the composition of the workforce development council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb841_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 841
Source: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the department of education to set school lunch prices of up to 1/2, rather than 1/3, of the cost of preparing the lunches, to allow for cost recovery from lunch sales. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb843_.htm
Title: H.B. 843
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality |
Signed into law 05/2005 |
P-12 |
Requires the compensation plan for substitute teachers' pay to be commensurate with their educational training and academic qualifications.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1250_.htm
Title: S.B. 1250
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Repeals the school-to-work executive council. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1249_.htm
Title: S.B. 1249
Source: StateNet |
Special Education |
Signed into law 04/2005 |
P-12 |
Authorizes an emergency appropriation ($11, 672, 564) for fiscal year 2004-2005 to pay for increases in costs due to an increase in students identified as having Autism Spectrum Disorder and for increased cost for school-based behavioral health services. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb778_.htm
Title: S.B. 778
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Accountability |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 |
The education reform in this Act shall be known as the "Reinventing Education Act of 2004." The provisions include (1) establishing a weighted student formula; (2) providing additional information technology; (3) empowering principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; (4) strengthening community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; (5) providing more mathematics textbooks; (6) lowering class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; (7) providing full-time, year-round, high school student activity coordinators; (8) providing support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; (9) establishing a national board certification incentive program for teachers; (10) enhancing teacher education; (11) reducing the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; (12) improving the educational accountability system; and (13) requiring board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts. Establishes the after-school plus program revolving fund.Creates a working group to create a plan for principal performance contracts. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB2002&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: H.B. 2002
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Bilingual/ESL |
Became law without GOVERNOR'S signature. 07/2004 |
P-12,
Community College |
Authorizes Leeward Community College to develop a program to provide services for Freely Associated States students as well as the Microesian, Marshallese and Palauan community at large, to ensure their success in school through cultural education and integration, language, employment, training and legal services, that may include by not limited to skill for success in school, development of a multidisciplinary community-based family support system. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb214_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 214
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Vetoed 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Requires accountings conducted by new century charter schools to be subject to audit and inspection by the charter school administrative office. Requires disclosure of certain financial records and policies and procedures. Requires compliance with health and safety requirements, county laws and requirements, and state and county land use laws. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2911_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2911
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Relates to school repair and maintenance and the Hawaii 3R's program; establishes a coordinator position to coordinate the public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1929_sd2_.htm
Title: H.B. 1929
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides for mandatory ethics training for legislators, elected members of the board of education, executive department heads and deputies, and trustees of the office of Hawaiian affairs, the governor, the lieutenant governor and executive department heads and deputies. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb680_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 680
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
High School--Dual/Concurrent Enrollment |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Relates to Department of Education and the University of Hawaii; provides for the :Running Start Program" that permits eligible students to enroll in any qualified course offered by the University of Hawaii system. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2200_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2200
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Instructional Approaches--Tracking/Ability Grouping |
Vetoed 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Provides funding for the staffing and facilities needed to ensure that the intent of the multi-track schooling approach does not result in lower quality education for communities with high population growth. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3020_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3020
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
P-3 |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes a pilot project providing community-based, collaborative, and comprehensive early childhood care direct services for children under age five and their families in critical need areas as determined by the department of human services. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3230_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3230
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
P-3 Grades 1-3 |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes a junior kindergarten and kindergarten program in the department of education; establishes a pilot program for the 2005-2006 school year; requires the establishment of the program in all public elementary schools beginning with the 2006-2007 school year, excluding new century charter schools and new century conversion charter schools; requires reporting from the department of education to the legislature for the next three years; requires the department of education to develop a protocol for the transition of students from junior kindergarten to kindergarten to grade one to aid in the placement of students in the appropriate classroom; appropriates $100,000. (CD2)
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb17_cd2_.htm
Title: S.B. 17
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Limits paid leave for government employees who attend parent-teacher conferences to two hours, and clarifies that government employees are eligible to receive paid leave to attend the parent-teacher conferences of adult children who are attending a public or private school in grades kindergarten through twelve. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1780_sd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1780
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Postsecondary |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2004 |
Postsec. |
Establishes the higher education statutory analysis interim study group to determine an improved organizational framework for higher education statutes and recommend statutes that may be consolidated, amended, or repealed. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2716_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2716
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Authorizes the University of Hawaii to create a trust fund to dispense scholarships as a requirement of the State's participation in the federal Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1893_hd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1893
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 07/2004 |
P-12 |
Requires schools to make available copies of current lists of textbooks and instructional materials. Prohibits schools from selling textbooks, equipment, and necessary school supplies and equipment unless written permission is obtained from the department. Establishes the textbook and instructional materials fee special account. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2063_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2063
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 |
Allows the legislature to adjust the most recent consolidated annual financial report of the department of education and make additional appropriations for fringe or other employee benefits, and facility costs; requires the charter school administrative office to provide the initial 50% of a new century charter school's per pupil allocation no later than July 20 of each year, 40% no later than November 15 of each year, and provides the remaining 10% no later than January 1 of each year; appropriates funding. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2425_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2425
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Finance |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 |
Sets aside funds in federal impact aid for the establishment of a military liaison position within the department of education and to provide funding for the Joint Venture Education Program to facilitate interaction between the military community and the department of education.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2004/bills/hb1908_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1908
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12,
Postsec.,
Community College |
Relates to special purpose revenue bonds for Island Pacific Academy. The legislature finds and determines that the planning and construction constitute a project as defined in part VIII, chapter 39A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and the financing of such a project is to assist not-for-profit private nonsectarian and sectarian elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities serving the general public. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3086_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3086
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 |
Requires a study of the feasibility of establishing a host culture charter school district and a charter school district in order to solidify existing host culture focused charter schools, increase charter school autonomy, and provide opportunities for additional federal funding. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3148_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 3148
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Minority/Diversity Issues--American Indian / Alaska Native / Native Hawaiian |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes a Hawaiian language medium education program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2667_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2667
Source: Hawaii Legislative web site |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
Postsec. |
Establishes system-wide student scholarship and assistance special fund at the University of Hawaii that will allow the university a mechanism to administer tuition and scholarship assistance system-wide and, where appropriate, obtain additional scholarship support or matching funds, or both, from state, federal, institutional and private funds. (Presently the University of Hawaii gives most of its assistance in the form of tuition waivers where a credit towards tuition is given to students.) http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1710_cd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1710
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 06/2004 |
P-12 |
Exempts, for ten years, retired DOE teachers holding a teaching license from any prerequisite coursework that the department requires of other substitute teachers. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2645_sd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2645
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Accountability |
Veto override 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Establishes a weighted student formula; provides additional information technology; empowers principals through a Hawaii principals academy and other means; strengthens community involvement through school community councils and parent-community networking centers; provides more mathematics textbooks; lowers class size in kindergarten, grade one, and grade two; provides full-time, year-round student activity coordinators; provides support for students who need additional help to succeed in school; establishes a national board certification incentive program for teachers; enhances teacher education; reduces the bureaucracy that hampers the effectiveness of the department of education; improves the educational accountability system; requires the board of education members to hold community meetings in their districts.
http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3238_sd2_.htm
Title: S.B. 3238
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Continues existing civil service rights, privileges, and benefits to applicable personnel in new century conversion charter schools. Requires employees hired subsequent to conversion to have civil service status. Authorizes employees of new century conversion charter schools to retain civil service status upon transfer to another civil service position. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2424_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2424
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2004 |
P-12 |
Creates a safe and healthy school environment by prohibiting any person from smoking tobacco products on school property and at any school- sponsored functions regardless of location; provided that affected public employees shall be provided breaks for smoking at locations off-campus. Requires DOE to offer a smoking cessation program to interested employees. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2871_sd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2871
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Designated April as "Financial Literacy for Youth" month. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1898_hd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1898
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Health |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Allows student self-administration of asthma medication by inhaler or nebulizer. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2198_hd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 2198
Source: Hawaii Legislative web site |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 04/2004 |
P-12 |
Enacts the Interstate Agreement on Qualifications of Educational Personnel. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1926_.htm
Title: H.B. 1926
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Allows the Department of Education to adopt a program for grades 3- 12 which provides opportunities for competency in a second language. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB1326&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 1326
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Finance--Facilities |
Line-item various appropriations veto 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Hawaii 3R's School Repair and Maintenance Fund;appropriates funds for a grant to Hawaii 3R's for the school repair and maintenance fund; appropriates funds for a position with the Department of Accounting and General Services to coordinate the public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools;repeals the School Repair and Maintenance Fund upon the granting of nonprofit status for Hawaii 3R's. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB58&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 58
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Governance |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Authorizes the Superintendent of Education to create complex areas and advisory boards for each complex area consisting of multiple school complexes. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/search/billsearch.asp?qu=HB289&press1=search
Title: H.B. 289
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
Postsec. |
Establishes a nursing education loan program to provide loans for eligible nursing students in an amount of up to $10,000 per student per academic year; provides for loan repayment or loan forgiveness for eligible individuals who satisfy the work requirement; appropriates funds to provide loans to nursing candidates. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB748&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 748
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Postsecondary Finance |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
Postsec. |
Allows University of Hawaii to use the tuition and fees special fund to promote alumni activities; subjects auditor to restrictions on disclosure of records; requires UH to submit a report to the legislature prior to the 2004 regular session regarding money expended or transferred from the special fund for the use of the UH Foundation. (CD1) http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=sb576&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 576
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Student Supports--Counseling/Guidance |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Appropriates funds for the conversion of ten month counselor positions to twelve month for multi-track schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB209&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 209
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Designates the auditor as authorized representative of the department of education and the department of health for purposes of accessing student records. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB474&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 474
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure--Highly Qualified Teachers |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Defines "teaching out-of-field" as teaching outside the authorized licensing field indicated on an individual's license and "out-of-field teacher" as an individual who is teaching outside the authorized licensing field indicated on the individual's license. Includes language to provide for the enforcement of the penalty for hiring unlicensed individuals or for posing as a licensed teacher. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB1237&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 1237
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Vetoed 07/2003 |
P-12 |
Authorizes schools to assess and collect annual fees for textbooks; requires schools to compile annual list of textbooks to be used during that school year and to be made available upon request of student, parent or guardian of student. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB32&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: H.B. 32
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes the charter school education agency to be administratively attached to the Board of Education; provides for an executive director and staff for the office; requires BOE to submit a budget that provides equal per pupil funding as that of Department of Education schools; requires moneys for charter schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB1700&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 1700
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 |
Transfers control of management and funding for school repair and maintenance to the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb281_.htm
Title: H.B. 281
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Governance |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 |
Proposes statutory revision to reflect the new administration structure of the Department of Education; replaces district superintendents with complex area superintendents. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=HB1175&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: H.B. 1175
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Governance |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes 15.00 FTE complex area facility manager positions by converting 8 existing business and fiscal officer positions into complex area facility manager positions, and creating 7 new complex area facility manager positions. Converts 42.00 business assistant positions from temporary to permanent status. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB337&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 337
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
P-3 Family Involvement |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Commission on Fatherhood within the Office of the Lieutenant Governor to provide for a statewide program, on a permanent and continuing basis, to promote healthy family relationships between parents and children that are father- friendly and inclusive; requires Lieutenant Governor's Office to provide staff and administrative support to the commission. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=sb1423&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 1423
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Postsecondary Faculty |
Signed into law 06/2003 |
Postsec. |
Allows a faculty member of State University with multiple part-time faculty appointments to meet eligibility requirements for membership in the Employee Retirement System; exempts faculty or lecturers employed at University of Hawaii who hold multiple part-time appointments which together aggregate to at least one-half full-time equivalent positions from provisions allowing the ERS board of trustees to deny membership to part-time or temporary employees. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/search/billsearch.asp?qu=HB317&press1=search
Title: H.B. 317
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 |
Allows a caregiver of a minor who lives with the minor, but is not the minor's legal guardian, to execute an affidavit of caregiver consent to enroll the minor in school and allow participation in curricular and co-curricular activities;provides that a caregiver who makes a false statement in the affidavit of caregiver consent shall be subject to criminal penalties. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB946&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 946
Source: Hawaii Legislative web site |
Parent/Family |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 |
Requires public employers to provide at least two hours of paid (including travel time) leave during normal business hours to attend parent-teacher conference or parent-caregiver conference; limits employee to no more than two conferences per child in a calendar year; clarifies that the provision of paid leave not adversely interfere with the operations of the work unit nor require the applicable agency to incur additional human resources or overtime costs. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB205&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 205
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Teaching Quality--Preparation |
Signed into law 05/2003 |
P-12 |
Expands the membership of the teacher education coordinating committee to include a representative of the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus.asp?qu=SB69&showstatus=on&showtext=on&press1=docs
Title: S.B. 69
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Teaching Quality--Unions/Collective Bargaining |
Vetoed 04/2003 |
P-12 |
Creates a collective bargaining unit for substitute teachers of the Department of Education, including part-time employees working less than one- half of a full-time equivalent. Allows the members of bargaining unit (14) to strike. Prohibits bargaining over wages as long as the wages of these employees are established in law. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb1426_.htm; http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/site1/docs/getstatus2.asp?billno=SB1426
Title: S.B. 1426
Source: Hawaii Legislative Web site |
Postsecondary Finance |
Approved by voters 11/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Proposes a Constitutional amendment to allow the State to issue Special Purpose Revenue Bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist not-for-profit private elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities; allows the State to combine into a single issue of SPRBs two or more proposed issues of SPRBs.(http://www.state.hi.us/elections/conquestions/question2.pdf)
Title: CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT 2
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
No Child Left Behind--Supplemental Services |
Active 10/2002 |
P-12 |
- Supplemental Education Services Application (closing date: August 15, 2002): (http://216.239.39.100/search?q=cache:bzemN8wS56YC:doe.k12.hi.us/nclb/changes/020726takahashi/prospectus.htm+supplemental+services&hl=en&ie=UTF-8)
- Information for parents: http://doe.k12.hi.us/nclb/index.htm
Source: Hawaii Department of Education Web site |
Leadership |
Signed into law 07/2002 |
P-12 |
Implements a study pertaining to licensing of educational administrators; takes the foundational steps towards establishing an independent body to set and monitor standards for school administrators. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2002/bills/sb2270_cd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2270
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Bilingual/ESL |
Vetoed 06/2002 |
P-12 |
Establishes a commission on language access. Requires the commission to develop and implement systems by which limited English speaking persons can access services, activities, and programs within each department. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2568_.htm
Title: S.B. 2568
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
No Child Left Behind |
Active 06/2002 |
P-12 |
2002 Consolidated Plan (dated June 12, 2002): (http://doe.k12.hi.us/nclb/technical/federalapplication/index.htm)
Source: Hawaii Department of Education Web site |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Vetoed 06/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Transfers administration of Hawaii Educator Loan Program from University of Hawaii to designated federal credit union with existing services for teachers. Transfers eligiblity determinations to the registrar of a State-approved teacher education program, and the loan administered by a designated federal credit union with existing services for teachers. Limits the maximum amount of loan to payments and costs would amount to at the University of Hawaii. Waives one-tenth of loan amount for every year of the first five years and five-tenths of the total amount after the sixth year as long as teacher remains eligible. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2816_.htm
Title: S.B. 2816
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 06/2002 |
Postsec. |
Defines HOPE as Hawaii Opportunity Program in Education. Repeals the HOPE endowment special fund and transfers the remaining balance to the University of Hawaii. Program is to support financially needy students, especially students from ethnic groups that are under-represented in the student population of the University of Hawaii. The University of Hawaii is encouraged to provide tuition waivers and seek private donations for scholarship support for the HOPE students. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2067_.htm.
(Also see Hawaii Administrative Rules § 20-25-1 thru 20-25-8 adopted 12/2002 for implementation rules.)
Title: S.B. 2067
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Accountability--Rewards |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Provides an incentive bonus equal to 10% of any nonstate grant or subsidy that is awarded to a school or school teacher on a competitive basis; provided that (1) Not more than $25,000 is credited to any one elementary, middle or high school per fiscal year; and (2) Not more than $37,500 may be credited to any one multi-level (high/elementary, middle/elementary, or high/middle) school per fiscal year. The incentive bonus must be used for the purposes identified in the nonstate grant or subsidy. This act does not apply to: (1) New Century Charter Schools chartered and regulated by the board of education; and (2) district and state offices of the department of education. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2036_.htm
Title: S.B. 2036
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Assessment |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Provides for expansion of the statewide educational assessment program to include norm-referenced testing in the same grades as required by the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 standards- based assessments in reading and math. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2353_.htm
Title: H.B. 2353
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
States that teachers at charter schools are to receive probationary and tenure status and seniority provided that they fill the requirements for regular school teachers.; changes per-pupil funding allocation for charter schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2512_.htm
Title: S.B. 2512
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Increases the Drivers Education Underwriters Fee to provide an additional amount to the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs for the benefit of the Department of Education and an amount to the Department of Transportation to operate and administer a mandatory driver education program for persons under the age of 18. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1730_.htm
Title: H.B. 1730
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Continues 2001-02 appropriation to fund position in the department of accounting and general services to coordinate public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2068_.htm
Title: S.B. 2068
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Governance |
Vetoed 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Allows the state board to employ attorneys without the attorney general's approval. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1969_.htm
Title: H.B. 1969
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance |
Vetoed 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Requires the establishment of an educational region commission to establish educational regions within the State on or before January 1, 2003, and every tenth year thereafter. Replaces the current Board of Education with regional Boards of Education and a statewide Board of Education composed of its members. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb3018_.htm
Title: S.B. 3018
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Postsecondary |
Vetoed 05/2002 |
Postsec. |
Establishes a professional counselor licensing program; sets standards of qualifications for education and experience; requires licensure for those persons who seek to represent themselves to the public as licensed professional counselors. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb251_.htm
Title: S.B. 251
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Private Schools |
Constitutional Amendment Filed with Office of Lieutenant Govenor 05/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Proposes constitutional amendments to authorize the state to issue special purpose revenue bonds and use the proceeds from the bonds to assist not-for-profit private elementary schools, secondary schools, colleges, and universities.
Title: H.B. 2848, H.B. 2166
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Transportation |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Establishes a school bus fare revolving fund for the deposit of school bus fares collected by schools from students or guardians; provides that annual collections are to be used to fund the cost of providing state-contracted school bus services. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2480_.htm
Title: H.B. 2480
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
State Policymaking |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Repeals administrative rules deemed unnecessary and relating to Exclusion of Students Having Communicable Diseases; Parent-Teacher Conferences; Release of Students for Religious Holy Days; Married Students; Pregnant Students; Student Examinations; Reporting Pupil Progress; Test Information to Parents; Homework; Student Promotion; High School Graduation Through the Adult Schools; Student Travel; Soliciting Information from Students; School Services; Junior Police Organization; Student Accident Insurance; Solicitation by Non-Departmental Personnel; and Solicitation by the School. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2817_.htm
Title: S.B. 2817
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Includes assistant athletic directors in language relating to compensation of coaches. Allows coaches and assistant athletic directors to waive all or part of their stipend; requires that amount waived be sent directly to the school for the use of the coaches' team. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2926_.htm
Title: S.B. 2926
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Students--Records/Rights |
Vetoed 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Establishes the office of the auditor as an authorized representative of the department of education and department of health, a state educational authority, or a state educational official, and as such, authorized to have access to any student or other records that may be necessary in connection with any audit or evaluation of any federal or state supported educational program, or in connection with the enforcement of the federal or state legal requirements which relate to the educational program. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2231_.htm
Title: H.B. 2231
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Provides for mandatory denial or suspension of professional licenses for persons in default or breach of the conditions of a federal or state student loan or scholarship contract. The licensing authority shall only renew, reinstate, restore, or grant the license upon receipt of an authorization from the administering entity stating that the person against whom the licensing action was taken is making payments or taking other action satisfying the terms of the student loan, student loan repayment contract, or scholarship contract and is no longer in default or breach of the loan or contract. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2752_.htm
Title: H.B. 2752
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12 |
Clarifies that the Hawaii teacher standards board has sole jurisdiction over all matters concerning the issuance and revocation of teacher licenses. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2165_.htm
Title: H.B. 2165
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2002 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Reduces period of paying back loans from the Hawaii Educator Loan Program from 10 to 6 years. Adds that 1/2 of the total amount of loan and interest will be waived after the sixth year of employment as a full-time teacher in Hawaii after program completion. Specifies funding sources that may be deposited into special fund, and under which circumstances. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2164_.htm
Title: H.B. 2164
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Allows a nonprofit organization to manage and operate a new century conversion charter school as a division of the nonprofit organization, in which the charter school's local school board would consist of the board of directors of the nonprofit organization. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2662_.htm
Title: S.B. 2662
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Defines the term "school readiness" to mean that young children are ready to have successful learning experiences in school when there is a positive interaction among the child's developmental characteristics, school practices, and family and community support. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/sb2283_sd1_.htm
Title: S.B. 2283
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
States that a school bus or van operator shall be properly licensed to operate the category of vehicles that the operator operates as a school bus or van and shall comply with the standards of the department of transportation. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2580_.htm
Title: H.B. 2580
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Students |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the board of education or to run an election to select the individual. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb1878_.htm
Title: H.B. 1878
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 04/2002 |
P-12 |
Allows the Department of Education to rehire retired teachers who have been retired for at least one calendar year to work in teacher shortage areas identified by the department of education and to serve as mentors for new classroom teachers with the prior approval of the superintendent of education. Retired teachers who are hired under this section shall not earn retirement service credit, contribute to the retirement system, or gain additional retirement system benefits as a result of their employment; provided that the retired teachers shall continue to receive entitled normal retirement benefits without penalty. Retired teachers may begin mentoring immediately upon retirement. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessioncurrent/bills/hb2163_.htm
Title: H.B. 2163
Source: www.capitol.hawaii.gov |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 07/2001 |
P-12 |
Amends powers of School To Work Executive Council; administratively places council within the Department of Education; reinstates the Director of Human Services on the Council and removes the Director of Human Resources Development; appropriates unspecified funds for the Council.
Title: S.B. 865
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--School Boards |
Vetoed 06/2001 |
P-12 |
Establishes the state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary students; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the Board of Education or to run an election to select the individual.
Title: S.B. 670
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Adult Basic Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Makes an appropriation for teachers to teach blindness skills to individuals 55 and older with severe visual impairment or blindness.
Title: H.B. 429
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
, Appropriates funds for activities and personnel related to the Career Development System; provides for the operational transition from the School to Work System to the Career Development System Plan; provides such Career Development System will enable all students to earn transferable and portable credentials, prepare for jobs in highly skilled careers and increase educational opportunities in higher education.
Title: H.B. 1561
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
This bill revises the state charter school law, including the establishment of New Century Charter Schools. This legislation can be found below.
Title: H.B. 946
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Curriculum--Arts Education |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
, Appropriates funds for at least 28 fine arts positions within the Department of Education.
Title: H.B. 1391
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Funds backlog of repair and maintenance for public school facilities through general obligation; establishes funding formula for on-going preventive repair and maintenance.
Title: S.B. 1577
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Facilities |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Establishes the school repair and maintenance trust fund as a separate fund of Hawaii 3R's, a nonprofit corporation, for coordination of private and federal efforts to repair and maintain public schools; establishes a tax credit and procurement procedures for state contracts.
Title: S.B. 493
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Litigation |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Appropriates $ 27,931,118 to the Department of Education as an emergency appropriation for special education costs as a result of the Felix consent decree. This was a result of the Felix v. Cayetano case.
Title: S.B. 1084
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
NOTWITHSTANDING ANY LAW TO THE CONTRARY, ANY INDIVIDUAL WHOSE STATE INCOME TAX REFUND FOR ANY TAXABLE YEAR IS $ 2 OR MORE MAY DESIGNATE $ 2 OF THE REFUND TO BE DEPOSITED INTO THE HAWAII SCHOOL-LEVEL MINOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL FUND
Title: S.B. 1211
Source: Legislation |
Governance--School Boards |
Vetoed 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Requires the Board of Education to invite the military representative to participate in discussing about board matters except those matters discussed in executive meeting.
Title: H.B. 868
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Appropriates funds to the Department of Health for full time registered nurses for the State's public schools and for a grant to the Organ Donor Center.
Title: H.B. 284
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Repeals the requirement that principals and vice-principals have served as teachers for a period of not less than 5 years; requires principals and vice-principals to have appropriate school-level experience as determined by the department of education.
Title: H.B. 469
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Requires the board of education to adopt a classification and compensation structure for education officers that more accurately reflects the level of work being performed.
Title: S.B. 1385
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Provides incentives to keep exemplary principals and vice-principals at the school level; encourages exemplary principals and vice principals to accept long-term assignments to hard-to-staff schools, special needs schools, and schools with high teacher turnover; encourages exemplary teachers to become vice principals.
Title: S.B. 530
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Vetoed 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Requires the University of Hawaii to reduce legal liability.
From the legislation:
(B) THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SHALL SUBMIT A CONFIDENTIAL REPORT TO THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE, AND THE CHAIRS OF THE HOUSE AND SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEES NO LATER THAN TWENTY DAYS PRIOR TO THE CONVENING OF EACH REGULAR LEGISLATIVE SESSION. THE REPORT SHALL: <A]
[A> (1) DESCRIBE THE CLAIMS AND THE ATTENDANT CIRCUMSTANCES THEREOF AND INCLUDE THE ADVICE FOR CORRECTIVE ACTION RENDERED TO THE CLIENT; <A]
[A> (2) DESCRIBE REMEDIAL MEASURES THAT THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII WILL TAKE OR THAT ARE RECOMMENDED THAT THE LEGISLATURE TAKE IF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII DOES NOT TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION WITHIN A REASONABLE PERIOD OF TIME; AND <A]
[A> (3) BE DEEMED A CONFIDENTIAL AND PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION TO THE LEGISLATURE AND SHALL NOT BE DISCLOSED AS PROVIDED BY SECTIONS 92F-13 AND 92F-19(B). <A]
[A> TO THE EXTENT THAT THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED BY THIS SUBSECTION REQUIRES THE DISCLOSURE OF PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATION, INFORMATION, OR LEGAL WORK PRODUCT, SUCH DISCLOSURE SHALL NOT CONSTITUTE WAIVER OF THE ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE OR ANY OTHER PRIVILEGE THAT MAY APPLY, SHALL NOT BE SUBJECT TO DISCOVERY, AND SHALL NOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE IN ANY PROCEEDING INVOLVING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII. <A]
[A> SECTION 304- SUITS. THE UNIVERSITY MAY SUE AND BE SUED IN ITS CORPORATE NAME; HOWEVER, IT SHALL BE SUBJECT TO SUIT ONLY IN THE MANNER PROVIDED FOR SUITS AGAINST THE STATE, AND ANY LIABILITY INCURRED BY THE UNIVERSITY IN SUCH SUIT SHALL BE A LIABILITY OF THE STATE. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PROVISION, MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS ARE "EMPLOYEES OF THE STATE" AS THE TERM IS USED IN CHAPTER 662.
Title: S.B. 1207
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Reading/Literacy |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Provides for changing the responsibility for ongoing operation of a literacy and lifelong learning program to the public libraries of the State; requires the development of public-private sector literacy partnerships for literacy program support.
Title: H.B. 614
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to the provisions of law regarding the use of force by persons with special responsibility for care, discipline or safety of others to include a principal or principal's agent; provides for the use of force at activities supervised by the Department of Education held on or off school property when necessary.
Title: H.B. 384
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to establish risk management and related programs for school administrators, teachers, and other school personnel to mitigate the potential for liability in the performance of their jobs.
Title: S.B. 535
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School/District Structure/Operations--Libraries |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Provides that the salary of the state librarian shall be set by the Board of Education as a rate no greater than $120,000. http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2001/bills/hb1048_sd1_.htm
Title: H.B. 1048
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Students |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Hawaii State Student Council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary school students; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the Board of Education (BOE) or to run an election.
Title: H.B. 11
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Students--Athletics/Extracurricular Activities |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Requires coaches coaching for the Department of Education to be paid on a stipend bases; requires coaches receive stipend increases commensurate to those collectively bargained for teacher's; appropriates funds to increases the base stipends of coaches who are employed by the DOE in other capacities by 100% and coaches who are not employed by the DOE in other capacities by 50%.
Title: S.B. 1362
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to National Board certification for Department of Education teachers.
Establishes a national board certification support program to provide assistance to any teacher in a public school who becomes a candidate for National Board certification.
Title: S.B. 1214
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to collective bargaining cost items; appropriates funds to pay for public school teacher raises.
Title: S.B. 1379
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Compensation and Diversified Pay--Retirement/Benefits |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
, Provides that department of education may rehire retired teachers in teacher shortage areas, with prior approval of superintendent and pursuant to collective bargaining.
Title: H.B. 1668
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Offers an incentive to state teachers to take professional development course work by allowing them a 100% state tax deduction on tuition costs.
Title: S.B. 1315
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Professional Development |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Makes an appropriation for the establishment and continuation of professional development schools for teachers. Full legislation is below.
Title: S.B. 1213
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Establishes the Hawaii education loan program and special fund for the purpose of providing financial support to students who graduate with a bachelor's degree in education and who agree to teach in the Hawaii public school system.
Title: H.B. 1667
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Recruitment and Retention |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
The Board may engage in efforts relating to the improvement of instruction through teacher education and professional development, and to attract qualified candidates for teacher training from among the high school graduates of the state.
Title: S.B. 1212
Source: Legislation |
Textbooks and Open Source |
Signed into law 05/2001 |
P-12 |
Provides a system for monitoring textbooks by individual schools for purposes of accountability; retains textbook replacement fees in school accounts.
Title: S.B. 525
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--School Boards |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 |
Includes Board of Educational in definition of "members" for purposes of providing immunity from or indemnification for civil liability.
Title: H.B. 1016
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Parent/Family--Parent Rights |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
P-12 |
Relates to authority of foster parents to provide consents for the foster child's educational and recreational needs.
Title: S.B. 1104
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec. |
Exempts an accredited degree granting institution from the disclosure requirement under specified conditions.
From the legislation:
(B) WHERE PROMOTIONAL MATERIAL FOR AN UNACCREDITED INSTITUTION CONSISTS OF AN ADVERTISEMENT IN A PERIODICAL PUBLISHED BY A PERSON OR ENTITY THAT IS NOT AFFILIATED WITH THE UNACCREDITED INSTITUTION, THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED IN SUBSECTION (A) MAY BE ABBREVIATED TO STATE AS FOLLOWS: NOT ACCREDITED BY AN AGENCY RECOGNIZED BY THE U.S. SECRETARY OF EDUCATION. THE DISCLOSURE REQUIRED UNDER THIS SUBSECTION SHALL BE MADE IN A TYPE SIZE AS LARGE OR LARGER THAN ANY OTHER TEXT IN THE ADVERTISEMENT.
Title: H.B. 761
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary Affordability--Financial Aid |
Signed into law 04/2001 |
Postsec. |
Relates to Secondary Market Services Corp.--Hawaii, the state designated student loan secondary market, to purchase student loan notes held by mainland financial institutions.
Title: H.B. 1411
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Approved by voters 11/2000 |
Postsec. |
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT (SB 539 CD1, 2000); Amends the Hawaii State Constitution; provides the University of Hawaii with autonomy in all matters related to the University.
Title: V. 1
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Became law without governor's signature 07/2000 |
Postsec. |
Provides the University of Hawaii with autonomy in all matters related to the University.
Title: S.B. 539
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Accountability--Reporting Results |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Education to implement the educational accountability system for Hawaii's public schools; requires Department of Education to develop a collaborative process with stakeholders, including representatives of affected bargaining units, parents, administration, and students; allows students input into quality of education.
Title: S.B. 2837
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Career/Technical Education |
Vetoed 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Amends powers of the School to Work Executive Council; places the Council administratively within the Department of Education; appropriates funds for the Council.
Title: H.B. 2280
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Choice of Schools--Charter Schools |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Provides legal protection for new century charter school boards; allows groups of teachers at a school to form a charter school; requires the auditor to consider the advice of the superintendent and local school boards in setting the allocation for new century charter schools; appropriates funds for the establishment of additional new century charter schools, including the hiring of additional school personnel.
Title: S.B. 2218
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Curriculum--Language Arts |
Vetoed 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Creates standards for the Hawaiian language immersion program; states the Department of Education shall create a separate Office of Hawaiian Language Immersion Instruction for the direction and control of the program.
Title: S.B. 2722
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Equity |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Prohibits discrimination in athletics on the bases of sex in any public school and requires the superintendent of education to develop a strategic plan to ensure equity in sports participation.
Title: S.B. 2475
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--District |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Authorizes the Department of Education (DOE) to retain and expend a portion of all indirect overhead reimbursements for discretionary grants; establishes a federal grants search and application revolving fund; provides the DOE with autonomy over the administration of its trust funds; prohibits federal impact aid received by the DOE from being returned to the general fund; allows excess federal impact aid to be spent by the DOE for the purposes of the school-based budgeting program.
Title: H.B. 1873
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--District |
Vetoed 06/2000 |
Postsec. |
Allows University of Hawaii to carry over funds from one year to the next.
Title: H.B. 2062
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Finance--Taxes/Revenues--Alternative Revenues |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Establishes a pilot project that requires moneys collected by any public school from rental fees for usage of facilities to be deposited with that school rather than the General Fund.
Title: H.B. 1905
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Governance--State Boards/Chiefs/Agencies |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Requires the Board of Education to set the salary of the Superintendent of Education.
Title: S.B. 1276
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Allows high school students to obtain college and high school course credits simultaneously.
Title: H.B. 2092
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
High School |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Adds a new chapter to establish the new economy technology scholarship act.
Title: S.B. 2420
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Relates to educational accountability; establishes an interagency educational accountability working group to review agency administrative rules, policies, procedures, and practices, and temporarily suspends them, subject to the approval of the Board of Education, in order to support improved accountability for educational resources.
Title: H.B. 1874
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Postsecondary |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
Postsec. |
Establishes a post-secondary education benefits program, known as the bridge-to-hope program, for heads of households in the temporary assistance to needy families program; requires the University of Hawaii to submit a report on the expenditure of funds for the program to the Legislature prior to the convening of the regular session of 2001.
Title: S.B. 3123
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Amends the offense of criminal trespass in the first degree in this way, for occurrences on school property, between 10:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., the request to leave the premises will not be required prior to arresting a person who enters or remains unlawfully.
Title: S.B. 3079
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
School Safety |
Signed into law 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Amends zero tolerance policy by allowing suspension of a student who attends school or a department-supervised activity, whether on or off school premises, after consuming intoxicating liquor.
Title: S.B. 3038
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Special Education |
Vetoed 06/2000 |
P-12 |
Establishes the Hawaii Autism Center of Excellence within the University of Hawaii.
Title: S.B. 2448
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Students |
Vetoed 06/2000 |
P-12,
Postsec. |
Establishes the Hawaii state student council, with student representatives from each departmental school district; requires the council to conduct an annual conference of secondary students; requires the council to determine whether to select the student member of the Board of Education or to run an election to select the individual.
Title: H.B. 284
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Background Checks |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Requires the Department of Health to conduct criminal history records checks for employees, applicants, providers, and subcontractors in positions which necessitate direct contact with clients when providing non-witnessed direct mental health services; requires private schools in cooperation with the Hawaii criminal justice data center, to conduct criminal history verifications of applicants for employment in positions necessitating close proximity to children.
Title: H.B. 2098
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Health |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Enables the Department of Health to enforce school health requirements more uniformly by replacing statutory requirements for documentation of immunizations, physicals, and tuberculosis examinations with administrative rules.
Title: H.B. 2521
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Teaching Quality--Certification and Licensure |
Signed into law 05/2000 |
P-12 |
Allows the Hawaii Teacher Standards Board to extend teaching credentials for teachers for the 2000-2001 and 2001-2002 school years on a case-by-case basis for teachers who are unable to become licensed due to extenuating circumstances.
Title: H.B. 2490
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Curriculum |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
States that the Department of Education shall regulate courses of study to be pursued in all grades of public schools and classify them by methods the department deems proper.
Title: H.B. 2495
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
Leadership |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Allows experienced principals and vice principals from other public or private schools to seek school administrator positions without first serving as teachers or exchange principals in Hawaii schools.
Title: S.B. 2830
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |
P-3 |
Signed into law 04/2000 |
P-12 |
Expands the life of the Good Beginnings Alliance to 2010; expands the membership of the Interdepartmental Council by 2 members; expands the representation of the GBA Board of Directors by 5 representatives.
Title: H.B. 536
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet |