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HI HCR164

Concurrent Resolution

Status

Introduced

3/11/2022

Primary Sponsor

Cedric Gates

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Urges the Department of Education to increase access to arts and cultural education in public schools to mitigate learning loss from the COVID-19 pandemic.

  • Cites research showing arts education improves critical thinking, verbal achievement, spatial reasoning, collaboration, creativity, and social-emotional learning.

  • Notes that arts education access reduced disciplinary infractions by 3.6 percentage points, improved standardized writing scores by 13 percent, and increased compassion measures by 8 percent according to University of Missouri and University of Texas A&M research.

  • Documents Hawaii public school proficiency declines during COVID-19: math proficiency dropped from 74 percent to 32 percent (2019-2021), language arts dropped from 54 percent to 50 percent, and science dropped from 44 percent to 35 percent.

  • Requires certified copies be transmitted to the Chairperson of the Board of Education and Interim Superintendent of Education.

Legislative Description

Urging The Department Of Education To Increase Access To Arts And Cultural Education In Public Schools To Address Learning Loss Caused By The Covid-19 Pandemic.

DOE

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Hashem, D. Kobayashi, Ohno excused (4).

3/31/2022

Committee Referrals

Finance3/31/2022
Education3/14/2022

Full Bill Text

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