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HI HCR166
Concurrent Resolution
Status
3/11/2016
Primary Sponsor
Takashi Ohno
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AI Summary
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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
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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
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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
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Report must address teacher salary alignment with years of service, arts and Native Hawaiian programming expansion, and vocational/technical career pathway programming costs
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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