Bill Text: HI HB712 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Hawaiian education
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-09 - (H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred. [HB712 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2011-HB712-Introduced.html
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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 hawaiian education.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Chapter 302H, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended as follows:
1. By amending section 302H-1 to read:
"[[]§302H-1[]]
Hawaiian language medium education program; established. The Hawaiian language medium education program
[may] shall be established as a complete educational program or
schooling experience provided to students in the medium of the Hawaiian
language. The educational objectives of this program shall take into
consideration how its content integrates with Hawaiian language and culture
curricula and Hawaiian language medium curricula offered at the preschool and
college levels, may be the same as the English language medium program, and may
fulfill unique Hawaiian language medium education program goals."
2. By amending section 302H-3 to read:
"[[]§302H-3[]]
Office of Hawaiian language medium education; personnel. The department of education [may] shall
create a separate office of Hawaiian language medium education for the
direction and control of the program. The department [may] shall
employ necessary personnel qualified by training and experience to direct and
supervise the types of instruction and special services specified in this
chapter. Publicly funded institutions of higher education [may] shall
create teacher preparation programs to ensure that pre-service training is
provided to students interested in teaching elementary and secondary students
in the Hawaiian language."
3. By amending section 302H-4 to read:
"[[]§302H-4[]]
Facilities or transportation. When fifteen or more qualified children in
any one departmental school district wish to enroll in the Hawaiian language
medium education program, the superintendent of education [may] shall
provide facilities for a Hawaiian language medium education program or provide
transportation to the nearest schooling site providing the program, including a
charter school site or laboratory school site."
4. By amending section 302H-5 to read:
"[[]§302H-5[]]
Student performance. The
department of education [may] shall develop and use multiple
assessment strategies and instruments to assess student achievement and
performance and to evaluate the effectiveness of teaching strategies and
methods being used in the Hawaiian language medium education program."
5. By amending section 302H-6 to read:
"[[]§302H-6[]] Hawaiian
language medium state education agency; districts and complex areas. The department of education [may] shall
establish a Hawaiian language medium state education agency with the capability
of operating districts and complex areas on an equal basis with any other
districts and complex areas of the department. The Hawaiian language medium
state education agency shall encompass the entire State[,]; may
administer schools consisting of geographically noncontiguous classes, boarding
schools, charter schools, or cyber schools; and may share facilities,
administration, programs, resources, and funding with other public, charter,
and private schools and colleges as appropriate. All schools and programs
taught through the medium of the Hawaiian language shall be included in the
Hawaiian language medium state education agency."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is
bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on January 1, 2013.
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Report Title:
Hawaiian education
Description:
Requires the Department of Education to establish a complete Hawaiian education program, incorporating Hawaiian language and cultural curricula.
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