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TWENTY-SIXTH LEGISLATURE, 2011 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
relating to education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 302A-1303.5, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) There is established within the department of education the committee on weights to develop a weighted student formula pursuant to section 302A-1303.6. The committee shall:
(1) Create a list of student characteristics that will be weighted; provided that student characteristics shall include the needs of special education students and the specialized teaching needed to educate such students;
(2) Create a system of weights based upon the student characteristics that may be applied to determine the relative cost of educating any student;
(3) Determine specific student weights, including their unit value;
(4) Determine which moneys shall be included in the amount of funds to be allocated through the weighted student formula;
(5) Recommend a weighted student formula to the board of education;
(6) Perform any other function that may facilitate the implementation of the weighted student formula; and
(7) Meet not less than annually to review the weighted student formula and, if the committee deems it necessary, recommend a new weighted student formula for adoption by the board of education."
SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Education; Special Education; Weighted Student Formula.
Description:
Requires the needs of special education students and the specialized teaching needed to educate special education students to be considered when determining the weighted student formula.
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