Bill Text: HI SCR113 | 2020 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Requesting The Complex Area Superintendents Of Baldwin-kekaulike-maui And Hana-lahainaluna-lanai-molokai Complex Areas To Look At The District Boundaries Of All Schools To Address Overcrowding, The Number Of Geographic Exceptions, And The Number Of Hawaiian Immersion Students Attending Outside Of District To Better Align The District Boundaries And Establish Hawaiian Immersion Programs In Other Districts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-03-16 - The hearing on this measure has been cancelled until further notice. [SCR113 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2020-SCR113-Introduced.html
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THE SENATE |
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THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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SENATE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
REQUESTING the complex area superintendents of baldwin-kekaulike-maui and hana-lahainaluna-lanai-molokai complex areas to look at the district boundaries of all schools to address overcrowding, the number of geographic exceptions, and the number of Hawaiian immersion students attending outside of district to better align the district boundaries and establish Hawaiian immersion programs in other districts.
WHEREAS, there is a strong
demand for Hawaiian language immersion programs among public school students and
their families; and
WHEREAS, this demand often
causes students and their families to seek geographic exceptions to attend such
programs outside of their service area; and
WHEREAS, in August 2019
the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled that the State's constitution requires the Department
of Education to provide "reasonable access" to Hawaiian language
immersion programs to public school students; and
WHEREAS,
chapter 302A-1143, Hawaii Revised Statutes, requires children to attend school in
the service area they reside unless they are enrolled in a Hawaiian language
medium education program or charter school, secure a geographic exception to attend
school in another service area, or required by the department by federal law to
attend school in an out‑of‑service area; and
WHEREAS, there is
a compelling state interest in ensuring that the district boundaries of services
areas are drawn to maximize the availability of Hawaiian language immersion programs
for public school students; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2020, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Complex Area Superintendents of the Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui and Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai complex areas look at the:
(1) District boundaries of all schools to address overcrowding;
(2) Number of geographic exceptions; and
(3) Number of Hawaiian immersion students
attending outside of district;
to better align the district boundaries and establish Hawaiian
immersion programs in other districts; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Superintendent of Education and Complex Area Superintendents of Baldwin-Kekaulike-Maui and Hana-Lahainaluna-Lanai-Molokai Complex Areas.
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Maui Complex Area Superintendents; Alignment of District Boundaries
