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HI HCR166

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/11/2016

Primary Sponsor

Takashi Ohno

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Origin

House of Representatives

2016 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Request Department of Education to provide legislature with comprehensive report on public school funding methods and improvements by 20 days prior to 2017 Regular Session

  • Report must include district-to-district comparisons of per-pupil spending and teacher salaries between Hawaii and mainland districts of similar size and cost of living

  • Report must evaluate weighted student formula changes for fiscal equity, air conditioning for classrooms, class size reduction budgets, and staffing needs for librarians, counselors, and other positions

  • Report must address teacher salary alignment with years of service, arts and Native Hawaiian programming expansion, and vocational/technical career pathway programming costs

  • Report must include strategies for minimizing administrative costs and departmental overhead expenses

Legislative Description

Department of Education; Comprehensive Report; Public School Funding

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Har, Ing, Kong, Luke, Saiki, Thielen, Tokioka excused (7).

3/29/2016

Committee Referrals

Finance3/29/2016
Education3/14/2016

Full Bill Text

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