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HI HR123
Resolution
Status
3/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Cedric Gates
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AI Summary
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Requests the Department of Education establish a task force to identify potential properties along the Wai'anae Coast, with preference for a location in Mā'ili, for a Hawaiian-language immersion school serving kindergarten through grade 12.
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Task force membership includes the Superintendent of Education (chair), Executive Director of the State Public Charter School Commission, Hawaiian Homes Commission Chairperson, Board of Land and Natural Resources Chairperson, Office of Hawaiian Affairs Board of Trustees Chairperson, Honolulu Mayor, and community stakeholders.
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Task force members are exempt from conflict of interest provisions under Chapter 84, Hawaii Revised Statutes, solely due to their participation on the task force.
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Task force must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the Legislature at least 30 days before the 2019 Regular Session convenes.
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Addresses enrollment decline at Ke Kula Kaiapuni 'o Nānākuli, which currently serves only kindergarten through grade 6, and the need for a complete K-12 immersion program on the Wai'anae Coast.
Legislative Description
Requesting The Department Of Education To Establish A Task Force To Locate Potential, Viable Properties Along The Waianae Coast On Which To Establish A Hawaiian-language Immersion School For Students From Kindergarten To Grade 12.
Hawaiian-language Immersion School
Last Action
Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Aquino, Oshiro, Say, Thielen excused (4).
3/29/2017