Hawaii Senate Bill 2586 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on January 22 2010 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2010-02-24 - (S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Requires the charter school review panel (CSRP) to determine a clear process with rigorous criteria for charter schools to be reauthorized. Requires the CSRP to reauthorize a charter school 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, the total amount of which shall be determined by the CSRP, not exceed two per cent of the total charter school general fund appropriation. 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 start-up and conversion charter schools. (SD1)

Charter Schools; Repeal Cap; Funding; Reauthorization

Sen. Brickwood Galuteria [D]

Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]

Sen. Norman Sakamoto [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-02-24		(S) The committee on WAM deferred the measure.
2010-02-22		(S) The committee(s) on WAM deferred the measure until 02-24-10 10:00AM in conference room 211.
2010-02-19		(S) The committee(s) on WAM has scheduled a public hearing on 02-22-10 10:20AM in conference room 211.
2010-02-12		(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2010-02-12		(S) Reported from EDH (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 2321) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2010-02-10		(S) The committee(s) on EDH recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDH were as follows: 6 Aye(s): Senator(s) Sakamoto, Kidani, Chun Oakland, Galuteria, Tsutsui, Hemmings; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2010-02-08		(S) The committee(s) on EDH deferred the measure until 02-10-10 1:20PM in conference room 225.
2010-02-02		(S) The committee(s) on EDH has scheduled a public hearing on 02-08-10 1:45pm in conference room 225.
2010-01-27		(S) Referred to EDH, WAM.
2010-01-25		(S) Passed First Reading.
2010-01-22		(S) Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://capitol.hawaii.gov/Archives/measure_indiv_Archives.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2586&year=2010
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2586_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2586_SD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/Bills/SB2586_SD2_PROPOSED_.htm
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/CommReports/SB2586_HD1_HSCR887-10_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2010/CommReports/SB2586_SD1_SSCR2321_.HTM