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HI HB1555

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

1/15/2014

Primary Sponsor

Faye Hanohano

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Origin

House of Representatives

2014 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2014-2015 to establish and maintain a kupuna in schools program that brings Hawaiian elders into classrooms to teach Hawaiian language, culture, and arts.
  • Appropriates funds to support Hawaiian language immersion charter schools in fiscal year 2014-2015.
  • Appropriates funds to support the Hawaiian language medium education program and develop assessment strategies to evaluate teaching effectiveness in that program for fiscal year 2014-2015.
  • Appropriates funds to increase the number of tuition waivers awarded to Native Hawaiian students at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for fiscal year 2014-2015.
  • Takes effect on July 1, 2014.

Legislative Description

Native Hawaiian Education; Appropriations ($)

Last Action

The committee(s) on OMH recommend(s) that the measure be deferred.

1/22/2014

Committee Referrals

Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs1/15/2014

Full Bill Text

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