HI HB2267 | 2010 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 7-0)
Status: Enrolled on April 6 2010 - 75% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-04-16 - (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-21-10 2:00PM in conference room 329.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Requires the department of education to make available vacant school facilities or portions of school facilities for use by charter schools, provided that the department may elect to use the facilities for education programs, with preference given to instructional purposes. Requires the charter school review panel (CSRP) to compile a prioritized list of charter schools that wish to use vacant school facilities or portions of school facilities. Makes changes to charter school funding. Requires the CSRP to determine a clear process with rigorous criteria for the reauthorization of charter schools. Requires the CSRP to reauthorize charter schools no later than four years following the initial issue of the charter, and every four years thereafter. Requires the charter school administrative office (CSAO) to withhold funds for its operational expenses, subject to certain requirements. Requires the CSAO to withhold the December 1 allocation of funds from any charter school that is not in compliance with the office financial reporting requirements. Requires the CSAO to report annually to the CSRP individual and aggregate operational and instructional expenditures of charter schools. Requires per-pupil allocation checks paid by the CSAO to individual charter schools to be co-signed by the executive director of the CSAO and an agent of the CSRP. Repeals the cap on the number of charter schools. Effective 7/1/2050.

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Title

Charter Schools; Repeal Cap; Funding; Reauthorization; Vacant School Facilities

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History

DateChamberAction
2010-04-16 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Wednesday 04-21-10 2:00PM in conference room 329.
2010-04-14 (H) Received notice of change in Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 583).
2010-04-14 (S) Senator(s) Sakamoto discharged as Co-Chair; Added as Chair.
2010-04-14 (S) Senator(s) Kim discharged as Chair; Added as Co-Chair.
2010-04-14 (H) Conference Committee Meeting will reconvene on Friday 04-16-10 1:45PM in conference room 329.
2010-04-13 (H) Bill scheduled for Conference Committee Meeting on Wednesday, 04-14-10 8:30AM in conference room 329.
2010-04-12 (S) Received notice of appointment of House conferees (Hse. Com. No. 558).
2010-04-12 (H) House conferees appointed: Takumi, M. Lee Co-Chairs; Nakashima, Finnegan.
2010-04-08 (H) Received notice of Senate conferees (Sen. Com. No. 535).
2010-04-08 (S) Senate Conferees appointed: Kim, Chair; Sakamoto, Co-Chair(s); Kidani, Hemmings.
2010-04-08 (S) Received notice of disagreement (Hse. Com. No. 462).
2010-04-07 (H) House disagrees with Senate amendment (s).
2010-04-06 (H) Returned from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 433) in amended form (SD 1).
2010-04-06 (S) Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 1). Ayes, 25; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Taniguchi . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2010-04-01 (S) 48 Hrs. Notice 04-06-10.
2010-04-01 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1).
2010-04-01 (S) Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2977) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and placement on the calendar for Third Reading.
2010-03-31 (S) The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 12 Aye(s): Kim, Tsutsui, Chun Oakland, English, Fukunaga, Galuteria, Hee, Hooser, Kidani, Kokubun, Tokuda, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2010-03-30 (S) The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 03-31-10 9:45AM in conference room 211.
2010-03-29 (S) Re-Referred to WAM.
2010-03-25 (S) The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 03-30-10 9:30AM in conference room 211.
2010-03-03 (S) Referred to EDH, WAM.
2010-03-03 (S) Passed First Reading.
2010-03-03 (S) Received from House (Hse. Com. No. 94).
2010-03-02 (H) Passed Third Reading as amended in HD 1 with none voting no (0) and none excused (0). Transmitted to Senate.
2010-02-26 (H) Forty-eight (48) hours notice Tuesday, 03-02-10.
2010-02-26 (H) Reported from FIN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 578-10) as amended in HD 1, recommending passage on Third Reading.
2010-02-23 (H) The committees on FIN recommend that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes were as follows: 17 Ayes: Representative(s) M. Oshiro, M. Lee, Aquino, Awana, Brower, Coffman, Har, Keith-Agaran, C. Lee, Nishimoto, Sagum, Tokioka, Wooley, Yamashita, Finnegan, Ward; Ayes with reservations: Representative(s) Choy; Noes: none; and Excused: none.
2010-02-19 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by FIN on Tuesday, 02-23-10 11:30AM in House conference room 308.
2010-02-11 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and none excused (0).
2010-02-11 (H) Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 287-10), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2010-02-08 (H) The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 9 Ayes: Representative(s) Takumi, Berg, Bertram, Nakashima, Rhoads, Takai, Yamane, Ching, Pine; Ayes with reservations: none; Noes: none; and 5 Excused: Representative(s) Chang, Hanohano, Manahan, Saiki, Shimabukuro.
2010-02-03 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Monday, 02-08-10 2:05pm in House conference room 309.
2010-01-22 (H) Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 4
2010-01-22 (H) Introduced and Pass First Reading.
2010-01-21 (H) Pending introduction.

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