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HI SCR113

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/6/2020

Primary Sponsor

Gil Keith-agaran

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Origin

Senate

2020 Regular Session

AI Summary

S.C.R. No. 113 Summary

  • Request Complex Area Superintendents of Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui and Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai to review district boundaries to address school overcrowding.

  • Direct examination of geographic exceptions granted to students seeking to attend schools outside their service areas.

  • Assess the number of Hawaiian immersion students attending schools outside their home districts to identify access gaps.

  • Recommend realigning district boundaries and establishing new Hawaiian immersion programs in underserved districts.

  • Based on August 2019 Hawaii Supreme Court ruling requiring the Department of Education to provide "reasonable access" to Hawaiian language immersion programs as required by the State constitution.

Legislative Description

Requesting The Complex Area Superintendents Of Baldwin-kekaulike-maui And Hana-lahainaluna-lanai-molokai Complex Areas To Look At The District Boundaries Of All Schools To Address Overcrowding, The Number Of Geographic Exceptions, And The Number Of Hawaiian Immersion Students Attending Outside Of District To Better Align The District Boundaries And Establish Hawaiian Immersion Programs In Other Districts.

Maui Complex Area Superintendents

Last Action

The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice.

3/16/2020

Committee Referrals

Education3/6/2020

Full Bill Text

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