Bill Text: HI SB2382 | 2018 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Relating To Public Charter Schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-07-05 - Act 085, 06/29/2018 (Gov. Msg. No. 1186). [SB2382 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2018-SB2382-Amended.html
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TWENTY-NINTH LEGISLATURE, 2018 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.
BE IT
ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 302D-35, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:
"[[]§302D-35[]] Use of vacant department facilities. (a)
When any department considers whether to close any particular facility,
it shall give reasonable consideration to making all or portions of the
facility available to public charter schools and early learning programs that
are affiliated with a public charter school.
(b) Each department shall provide notice to the superintendent and state public charter school commission identifying suitable unused facilities that may be appropriate for:
(1) Public charter schools; and
(2) Early learning programs, including the pre-plus program, that are affiliated with a public charter school.
The department of accounting and general services shall inventory the suitable facilities, and, in determining suitability for educational reuse, priority shall be given to facilities on sites with sufficient space for three or more classrooms.
(c) The department of accounting and general
services shall conduct biennial surveys of all departments concerning any
unused facilities, or in the case of the department of education any under
utilized department schools, that meet the conditions under subsection (b) and
maintain an inventory of all such unused or under utilized facilities. The department of accounting and general
services shall provide biennial reports on the inventory maintained under this
subsection to the state public charter school commission.
[(c)]
(d) The department of accounting
and general services shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 necessary to
carry out the purposes of this section.
[(d)]
(e) For purposes of this section,
"department" means all of the departments listed in section 26-4.
[(e)]
(f) Upon receipt of a notice
pursuant to subsection (b), the state public charter school commission shall:
(1) Solicit applications from public charter schools or early learning programs that are affiliated with a public charter school, respectively, that are interested in using and occupying all or portions of the facilities; and
(2) Submit a prioritized list of public charter schools or early learning programs that are affiliated with a public charter school, respectively, to the department of accounting and general services for final determination of which public charter schools or early learning programs that are affiliated with a public charter school, if any, shall be authorized to use and occupy the facilities."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2018.
Report Title:
Department of Accounting and General Services; Vacant Department Facilities; Surveys and Reports; State Public Charter School Commission
Description:
Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to conduct biennial surveys of all departments regarding unused facilities or under utilized Department of Education schools that may be used by public charter schools and to maintain an inventory of the facilities. Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to provide biennial reports on the inventory to the State Public Charter School Commission. (CD1)
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