THE SENATE |
S.B. NO. |
2452 |
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO TRANSPORTATION OF SCHOOL CHILDREN.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. Section 302A-406, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
"(a) The department [may] shall
provide suitable transportation to and from school and for educational field
trips for all children in grades kindergarten to twelve and in special education
classes. The department shall adopt such policy, procedure, and program as it
deems necessary to provide suitable transportation. In formulating the policy,
procedure, and program, the department shall consider the school district; the
school attendance area in which a school child normally resides; the distance
the school child lives from the school; the availability of public carriers or
other means of transportation; the frequency, regularity, and availability of
public transportation; and the grade level, physical handicap, or special
learning disability of a school child, and it may also consider such conditions
and circumstances unique or peculiar to a county or area."
SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.
SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.
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Report Title:
Transportation; School Children
Description:
Requires the Department of Education to provide suitable transportation to and from school and for educational field trips for all children in grades kindergarten to twelve and in special education classes.
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