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HI HB1557

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2011

Primary Sponsor

Jessica Wooley

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Origin

House of Representatives

2012 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Requires the After-School Plus Program to include activities (rather than instruction) in Hawaiian language, culture, and arts for students.

  • Allows individual schools to develop a volunteer kupuna program enabling community elders to teach Hawaiian cultural activities.

  • Authorizes (rather than requires) the Department of Education to adopt implementing rules for the program.

  • Referred to Committee on Finance for further consideration after Second Reading.

Legislative Description

After-School Plus Program; Hawaiian Culture

Last Action

(H) Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 2 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Herkes, Kawakami, M. Lee, Mizuno, Morikawa excused (5).

2/17/2012

Committee Referrals

Finance2/17/2012
Culture & the Arts1/28/2011

Full Bill Text

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