HE'E Legislative News
Governor Ige announced the following nominations for the Board of Education:
GM782 (Oahu Member): Hubert Minn has a rich history of service with the City and County of Honolulu and the state's education system. Most recently, he was the deputy director at the city's department of enterprise services where he was responsible for administering and providing overall direction, coordination, management and control of the functions and operations of the department. He was also the deputy director of the department of customer service. Within the department of education, he was a teacher, mentor and senior advisor. Elected to the Hawai'i State Board of Education from 1974-1978 and 1978-1980, he served as the chairperson and held many other positions on the board.
Hubert Minn Resume
GM783 (At Large Member): Lance A. Mizumoto has 25 years of experience with financial institutions in Hawai'i. Currently he is the President and Chief Banking Officer of Central Pacific Bank where he oversees the organization-wide strategic direction and management of all lines of business, including commercial banking, commercial real estate, retail banking, residential mortgage, and wealth management. Prior to this he has served in various capacities of increasing responsibility at Central Pacific Bank, First Hawaiian Bank, Bank of Hawaii and International Savings and Loan. He serves on the Chamber of Commerce Board and is a member of the Board of Regents, Chaminade University.
Lance Mizumoto Resume
GM784 (Kauai Member): Maggie Cox is a retired teacher and principal with the Hawaii Department of Education and was elected to the state Board of Education for two terms. She was a high school science teacher, and following her days in the classroom, she was a vice principal and principal. She was first elected to the Board of Education in 2004 and served on various committees. She was also the Board member on the management negotiations team dealing with the Hawaii State Teachers Association and Hawaii Government Employees Association. She earned a B.A. from North Texas State University.
Margaret Cox Resume
HE'E has historically supported the nominations to the Board of Education. The confirmation hearing is set for Friday, April 17, 2015 at 1:15 pm in Conference Room 229. See hearing notice here. We propose supporting the nominees unless members feel strongly otherwise. We will be asking voting members for a vote shortly. For comments, please send to cheri@heecoalition.org.
Senate and House Informational Briefing, Friday April 10, 2015, 2:00pm, Conference Room 309
The purpose of this briefing is to review and discuss the findings and recommendations of the December 27, 2012 WestEd Report regarding the transformation and redesign of special education services, so that students with disabilities have improved outcomes. An implementation update by the Department of Education will be provided.
The following have been invited to participate or to provide comments:
Ronn Nozoe, Deputy Superintendent of the State of Hawaii Department of Education
Ivalee Sinclair, Chair of the Special Education Advisory Council (SEAC)
Please feel free to join if you are available.
The following legislative update information is from Representative Takashi Ohno's office. They include useful links and deadlines.
Second crossover (4/16/15): bills that pass all of their committees and their third reading vote will return back to their originating chamber
You can follow the education bills using the links below. Text in red indicates bills that have died.
For House Bills, click here.
For Senate Bills, click here.
For resolutions, the filing deadline for crossover is on 4/8/15. Similar to bills, all House resolutions will be passed to the Senate for review where they will be referred to committees and vice versa.
After crossover, resolutions must meet the following deadlines:
Second Lateral (4/20/15): all resolutions must be referred to their final committee
Second Crossover (4/24/15): all resolutions must be passed through all committees and will return back to their originating chamber
To follow the progress of the education resos, click here:
HE'E Member News
2015 Hawaii Afterschool Alliance Summit: Celebrating Out-of-School and Summer Learning Programs
Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Monday, May 18, 2015 ~ 9 am- 3:30 pm
The Hawaii Afterschool Alliance is focused on the core components of afterschool and summer learning opportunities- engaged learning, school-community partnerships, and family involvement.
Be part of the second annual HAA Summit. It will be a full day of exciting keynote speakers, networking events, and innovative, engaging workshops on out-of-school learning. This year's summit, Celebrating Out-of-School and Summer Learning Programs, brings together stakeholders from across the state to share ideas and best practices, explore new topics, and continue to build a network for high quality out-of-school time learning opportunities for youth.
Please contact Paula Adams at paulaadams1602@gmail.com for questions.
HE'E Meetings
HE'E Planning Meeting, Tuesday, April 14, 2015, 9:00-11:00am, The Learning Coalition, 841 Bishop Street (Validated Parking at Ali'i Place at 1099 Alakea Street). HE'E is pleased to welcome back David Moyer, Acting Director of the Data Governance and Analysis Branch of the Hawaii Department of Education, who will introduce HIDOE's strivehischools.org which is the Department's interactive data website. Last year, David met with HE'E members to receive input on items that parents and community members would be interested in seeing. Please join us to learn about the new interactive site. After David's presentation, we will also update members on the legislative session, in particular, status on the 2015 legislative budget.
HE'E Planning Meeting, Wednesday, May 13, 2015 4:00-6:00pm, The Learning Coalition, 841 Bishop Street (Validated Parking at Ali'i Place at 1099 Alakea Street). HE'E welcomes presentations by two teacher groups, Learning First, a teacher advocacy group who seeks to put teachers at the center of education policy making, and Hope Street Group, leading the Hawaii State Teacher Fellowship Program. Learning First will introduce their policy paper entitled "A Teacher Perspective on Attendance Policy," and give an update on their Professional Development Policy Fellowship. Hope Street Group Teacher Fellows will introduce their work which centers on gathering teacher voice to influence state policy, and generate solutions to the challenges associated with the implementation of education reform. Please join us for this unique opportunity to hear from our teachers!
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Hearing Date
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Bill
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Description
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Remarks
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| HB500 HD1
HE'E Position: Support
| Appropriates funds for the operating and capital improvement budget of the Executive Branch for fiscal years 2015/2016 and 2016/2017. |
| 4/8/2015 | S | 48 Hrs. Notice 04-10-15. |
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| HCR117/HR70
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position: Support
| Requesting the BOE to review whether
the student representative to the Board should be given voting rights |
| 3/30/2015 | H | Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and DeCoite, Lowen excused (2). |
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| SCR93/SR47
HE'E Position:
Support
HE'E Testimony | Requesting the BOE to review whether
the student representative to the Board should be given voting rights
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| 4/8/2015 | H | Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 416). |
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| HCR173/HR109
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony Forthcoming | Requesting the BOE and the DOE to develop a strategic plan to address chronic student absenteeism |
| 3/31/2015 | H | Report adopted. referred to the committee(s) on FIN as amended in HD 1 with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Oshiro, Tokioka excused (2). |
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| SB64 SD3
Support
| RELATING TO HUMAN SERVICES.
Description: Makes appropriations for positions and the continued implementation of the preschool open doors program and for subsidies for the program |
| 4/7/2015 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
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| SB822 SD1 HD1
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position
Support
HE'E Testimony |
RELATING TO EDUCATION.
Clarifies the implementation schedule and calculation method for minimum number of days and student hours required for Department of Education schools in each school year. Applies the requirement for a 180 day, 1,080 hour school year to all school years beginning with the 2016-2017 school year. (SB822 HD1)
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| 4/1/2015 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
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HB821 HD1
HE'E Position: Support
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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.
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| 4/1/2015 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
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HB820 HD2 SD1
HE'E Position: Support
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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.
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| 4/1/2015 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. |
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| SB847
SD2 HD1
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony |
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.
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| 3/27/2015 | H | Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Choy, Ing, Lowen, Luke, McKelvey, Pouha excused (6). |
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HB11
HD2 SD1
HE'E Position: Support
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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.
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| 4/1/2015 | S | The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
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| SB374 SD2
Status and Testimony
HE'E Position: Support
HE'E Testimony |
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.
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| 4/1/2015 | H | The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. |
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