|
Aloha HE'E Member and Participants,
Legislative News
Votes from voting members are in and the results are reflected in HE'E positions below in bold. All bills in which HE'E is taking a position had 75% or more consensus from voting members. Thank you voting members for participating. If you should have comments or questions about the below bills or the vetting process, please e-mail cheri@heecoalition.org.
The list below is an update of bills that the Coalition is taking a position on. If there are other bills you would like us to follow, please contact cheri@heecoalition.org. We encourage members to participate by giving oral testimony on behalf of the Coalition or providing testimony on behalf of their own organizations. Sometimes hearings overlap so it would be great to have members testify on behalf of the Coalition. Please join us by getting involved in the legislative process! If you should need help with submitting testimony, please let us know.
HE'E TRACKING OF LEGISLATIVE BILLS AS OF FEBRUARY 2, 2015
Any bill status can be looked up on http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/
To submit testimony, please see instructions on Capitol webpage here.
|
Hearing Date
|
Bill
|
Description
|
Remarks
| |
DATE:
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
TIME:
2:00pm
PLACE:
Conference Room 309
|
HB14
SB822
HE'E Position: Support
|
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Description: Applies the requirement for all public secondary schools to implement a school year that includes 990 student instructional hours to all school years beginning with the 2015-2016 school year. Repeals the requirement that by the 2016-2018 school years, all public schools implement a school year of 180 days and 1,080 student instructional hours for both elementary and secondary school grades. Clarifies that the definition of "student instructional hours" shall be determined by the board of education in consultation with the exclusive representatives of the appropriate bargaining units.
|
| |
DATE:
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
TIME:
2:00pm
PLACE:
Conference Room 309
|
HB821
SB843
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony Forthcoming
|
RELATING TO EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
Description: Amends or repeals provisions of Chapters 302A and 302L, Hawaii Revised Statutes, as related to early childhood education, for housekeeping and other purposes.
|
| |
DATE:
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
TIME:
2:00pm
PLACE:
Conference Room 309
|
HB820
SB843
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony Forthcoming |
RELATING TO PUBLIC EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION.
Description: Establishes the Executive Office on Early Learning Prekindergarten Program to be administered by the Executive Office on Early Learning and provided through Department of Education public schools and public charter schools.
|
|
DATE:
Monday, February 02, 2015
TIME:
2:00pm
PLACE:
Conference Room 309
|
HB11
SB847
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony Forthcoming
|
RELATING TO TEACHERS.
Description: Authorizes an additional per year bonus for teachers who maintain current national board certification and teach at a school in a focus, priority, or superintendent's zone under the National Board Certification Incentive Program.
|
| |
DATE:
Wednesday, February 04, 2015
TIME:
2:00pm
PLACE:
Conference Room 309
|
HB95
SB374
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony Forthcoming
|
RELATING TO DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS.
Description: Replaces the running start program and jump start program with dual credit program; amends definition of "eligible student" to include all high school students; replaces standardized test to determine college readiness with an assessment approved by the college. Appropriates moneys.
|
|
HE'E News HE'E sends a big mahalo to Department of Education Assistant Superintendent & Chief Financial Officer, Office of Fiscal Services Amy Kunz and Director of Policy, Innovation, Planning, and Evaluation Stephanie Shipton for their presentations to Coalition members. The presentation on DOE's Fiscal Biennium Budget 2015-2017 is here. The presentation on Access Learning is here. HE'E recently sponsored two Civil Beat Cafes on Education, "How Do We Retain and Elevate Teachers in Hawaii?" on January 13, 2015 and "Early Education: Amendment 4 Failed, Now What?" on January 15, 2015. Both sessions have been posted on Civil Beat's website. You can watch them here or individually on Civil Beat's YouTube channel. Upcoming HE'E Meetings HE'E Planning Meeting, Tuesday, February 10, 2015, 9-11am at The Learning Coalition, 841 Bishop Street #301. Validated parking at Ali'i Place, 1099 Alakea Street.
HE'E will discuss the status of bills at the legislature at this meeting. HE'E meeting notes posted on http://www.heecoalition.org/resources/hee-meeting-notes/
HE'E email archives on http://www.heecoalition.org/resources/hee-email-newsletter-archive |
