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HI SB814
Bill
Status
3/8/2016
Primary Sponsor
Michelle Kidani
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AI Summary
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Requires the Board of Education to name the new public high school in Kihei, Maui, the "Patsy Takemoto Mink Kihei High School" in honor of the late United States Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink.
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Honors Representative Mink's legacy, particularly her spearheading of Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, which prohibited sex discrimination in educational programs receiving federal funding.
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Recognizes that President Barack Obama awarded Patsy Mink the Presidential Medal of Freedom in November 2014 for her efforts toward passing Title IX.
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The new high school in Kihei was appropriated funds through Act 134 in 2013 for plans, design, and construction.
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Takes effect on July 1, 2050.
Legislative Description
Department of Education; Kihei High School; Representative Patsy Takemoto Mink
Last Action
Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) McDermott voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Kawakami, Kong, Oshiro, Tokioka, Tupola, Woodson excused (6).
3/24/2016