Hawaii Senate Bill 1384 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-12-01 - Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, requires children in public or private kindergarten programs to be assessed by an early learning educator prior to entering first grade to ensure the child is qualified to enter the first grade. Requires any assessment conducted by a private kindergarten program to be certified by the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools or the early learning council. Requires children who do not attend kindergarten to be assessed by DOE prior to entering first grade in a public school. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD2)

Kindergarten; Student Assessments; First Grade Prerequisites

Sen. Suzanne Chun Oakland [D]	Sen. Donovan Cruz [D]	Sen. David Ige [D]	Sen. Michelle Kidani [D]
Sen. Clarence Nishihara [D]	Sen. Jill Tokuda [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-12-01		Carried over to 2012 Regular Session.
2011-03-16		(H) The committee(s) recommends that the measure be deferred.
2011-03-11		(H) Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Wednesday, 03-16-11 2:00PM in House conference room 309.
2011-03-10		(H) Referred to EDN, FIN, referral sheet 33
2011-03-10		(H) Pass First Reading
2011-03-08		(H) Received from Senate (Sen. Com. No. 333) in amended form (SD 2).
2011-03-08		(S) Report adopted; Passed Third Reading, as amended (SD 2). Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 1 (Senator(s) Solomon). Excused, 0 (none). Transmitted to House.
2011-03-04		(S) 48 Hrs. Notice 03-08-11.
2011-03-04		(S) Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 758) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading, as amended (SD 2).
2011-03-01		(S) The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in WAM were as follows: 14 Aye(s): Senator(s) Ige, Kidani, Chun Oakland, Dela Cruz, English, Espero, Fukunaga, Kahele, Kim, Kouchi, Ryan, Tokuda, Wakai; Aye(s) with reservations: Senator(s) Slom ; 0 No(es): none; and 0 Excused: none.
2011-02-25		(S) The committee(s) on WAM will hold a public decision making on 03-01-11 9:20AM in conference room 211.
2011-02-18		(S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2011-02-18		(S) Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 376) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2011-02-14		(S) The committee(s) on EDU recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, WITH AMENDMENTS. The votes in EDU were as follows: 5 Aye(s): Senator(s) Tokuda, Kidani, Chun Oakland, Nishihara, Taniguchi; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 1 No(es): Senator(s) Slom; and 0 Excused: none.
2011-02-11		(S) The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 02-14-11 1:15PM in conference room 225.
2011-02-02		(S) The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-11-11 1:15PM in conference room 225.
2011-01-26		(S) Referred to EDU, WAM.
2011-01-26		(S) Passed First Reading.
2011-01-26		(S) Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1384
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB1384_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB1384_SD1_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/Bills/SB1384_SD2_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/SB1384_SD1_SSCR376_.HTM
Text	http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2012/CommReports/SB1384_SD2_SSCR758_.HTM