HI HB500

Authorizes the Executive Office on Early Learning and State Public Charter School Commission to enter into a memorandum of understanding to jointly administer charter school prekindergarten classrooms

Appropriates funds for fiscal year 2018-2019 to hire eighteen teachers and eighteen educational assistants for charter school prekindergarten classrooms, with ten professional-development days included

Allocates additional funds for leadership professional development on early-childhood practices, supplies, overhead, and facility maintenance to meet Hawaii Department of Human Services group child care licensing requirements

Provides funding for administration and management of charter school prekindergarten classrooms by the Executive Office on Early Learning in partnership with the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission

Takes effect on July 1, 2051