Bill Text: HI HR69 | 2014 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Department of Education; Division Into Two or More Local Educational Agencies

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2014-04-03 - Resolution adopted in final form. [HR69 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2014-HR69-Introduced.html

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HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.R. NO.	69
TWENTY-SEVENTH LEGISLATURE, 2014
STATE OF HAWAII

HOUSE RESOLUTION

 

 

requesting A study on the feasibility of dividing the department of education into two or more local educational agencies and the effects of such a division on the state's public education system.

 

 

 

     WHEREAS, 34 Code of Federal Regulations Section 300.41 defines the term "state educational agency" as "the State board of education or other agency or officer primarily responsible for the State supervision of public elementary schools and secondary schools..."; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii is identified by the Council of Chief State School Officers as the state educational agency; and

 

     WHEREAS, 34 Code of Federal Regulations Section 300.28 defines the term "local educational agency" as "a public board of education or other public authority legally constituted within a State for either administrative control or direction of, or to perform a service function for, public elementary or secondary schools in a city, county, township, school district, or other political subdivision of a State, or for a combination of school districts or counties as are recognized in a State as an administrative agency for its public elementary schools or secondary schools"; and

 

     WHEREAS, the Department of Education of the State of Hawaii is also a local educational agency; and

 

     WHEREAS, one of the benefits of having multiple local educational agencies is that they are eligible to apply for federal grants and might be able to draw additional resources to public schools in Hawaii; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-seventh Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2014, that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to study the feasibility of dividing the Department of Education into two or more local educational agencies and the effects of such a division on the State's public education system, including the potential gain or loss of federal moneys for education; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature at least 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2015; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this Resolution be transmitted to the Acting Director of the Legislative Reference Bureau.

 

 

 

	OFFERED BY:	_____________________________

Report Title: 

Department of Education; Division Into Two or More Local Educational Agencies