I didn't use my whole three minutes. Can I have 15 more seconds? >> Yes. >> Only because I I forgot a very important point, but when she brought up blank hats, um that's a first amendment issue. Um and education code 48907. I think I also emailed that to the board. Um you know, if you're going to allow sweatshirts with names, logos, etc., and pants or socks, you got to do it for the hats, too, right? just no profanity, no illegal stuff, all that normal. Let's keep that out. You've already got that. So, so thank you for bringing up the blank hats because we can't do blank hats. If you're going to allow the gear, it needs to conform with the same standards as as the rest of the civilian attire. Thank you. >> Can I say something? >> Respectfully, our attorney disagrees with that statement.
I really hope that is something that um stays in the budget. They were talking about since Governor Nuome's going out of office this year, it's like his legacy budget. So, he's really wanting to put in some good things um to leave a good legacy. So, I'm hoping it stays true to that. And then in November, there's many elected positions in the legislature in the state where they said it could change some funding priorities. They're talking about superintendent of public instruction no longer overseeing schools, kind of restructuring things within CDE. So, um there could be a lot of changes in the funding model in the future. Um a new person could come along and say, "What's this LCFF?" Who knows? I want to look at this and do it based on enrollment or maybe they could change it in another way.
I'm really excited because it's kind of we're utilizing a space that we haven't utilized before. It's kind of the beginning in the front of school and it's a a good area. It's shaded and should be a great place for the kiddos. Now I have the TK playground structure at Brookree on here. That's actually thank you Dr. Fes for ratifying that project. Um and the reason why we did that is so we could get it ordered and so we could get it installed over the April break is our goal for that. um because we know that we have to have summer school at at Brookree this year and uh we wanted to get that project done so kids could take advantage of that playground and uh we wouldn't have any construction um bothering the summer school projects in progress. All right, so the warehouse project that's going to be going for a while, but again we have the AT&T cut over tenatively scheduled for the 17th.
Let me ask you this question. Did you survey all the schools when you guys implemented the kindergarten assessments that cost a million dollars? Did you guys survey the schools? Because I know there are a lot of push back for the schools. >> That that was a law. >> Well, and this is going to be the law. >> I I'm just giving department. >> I just have a hard time when you folks pick and choose on when you want to survey the schools and when you don't survey the schools. You don't survey the schools when you ask for the principal which principal would lead the school. So, you know, to to then fall back and say you're going to survey the schools, I find that very um disingenuous. Any other questions? >> So, are you willing to change your written testimony and give us an oral testimony in support?
My name is Zoe Martinez. I'm a youth council member of Na Oop VIII. I stand to support this bill SB2540. I acknowledge the written testimony submitted by myself and my fellow Naio Vivi members. I would like to thank you guys for this opportunity to testify. Mahalo. >> Okay. Thank you very much. Okay, we have ACLU of Havaii in support. Debt Free Justice. Havaii in support. Um Britney Kloa in support. Nico Z in support. Naomi Manuel in support. Isis Osborne in support. Anybody else wishing to testify on SB240?
So, asking for approval of those two contracts. Can I get a motion? I'll make a motion we approve 26-114. Can I get a second? I'll second. Any discussion? Signified by saying I. I.
Megan has a >> um this is not really a hill I'd like to die on and all dead because I mean I have students who walk out of class simply because they're upset with any number of reasons. I'm trying really hard to keep them there. Um and I have a lot of kids who their hat is their security blanket. I know that seems immature, but my students are immature and it just doesn't seem like a an important thing to worry about. >> Yeah. Um, honestly, I' I've given this a lot of thought and having kids in school, boys and girls, um, with the hat issue. And you know what I've experienced over the years, and I know it's it's been the district's experience as well, is that like Tamara was saying, and that's a great point, Tamara, is that you start adding qualifiers and it gets to be a mess.
Does anyone have any questions? >> I do. Okay. on um page four um you had um listed several items underneath um the last bullet, the amount short for the additional expenses. You have that it's a negative $68,000. Are any of those categories underneath their restricted funds? Um well, special ed is considered it's like a local or state restricted textbook adoptions. Yes, that's restricted funds because we use restricted lottery for that. Facilities is restrict over team restricted maintenance which has its own special fund um that shows on our restricted page. Um and then some of the um teaching or classified positions. Some of them are funded with restricted monies uh such as title one um or different things like that. We've also got a special ed fund that's federal funding. Couple other things and some of our routine restricted maintenance personnel. So those are restricted. So it's only able to be used for that >> for those categories.
So, I confirmed today with AT&T this is rain or shine. Oh, sorry. This is rain or shine. Um, so by the end of the day, 18th, we should uh be able to continue demoing the building. Um, and then the Northwood fire alarm replacement that's in progress. A lot of the uh sensors and one of the panels have already been installed and uh the PA system, the public address system replacement at Noble and Siermont are are also in progress. Continuing with the projects in progress, security at the remaining five sites will continue. Um I believe they're at Vincy Park right now. Um and then they'll go to Sierramont and Ruskin. Um and then Cherrywood and Lane View at the probably at the end of the project. And as far as the the the second part of the comprehensive infrastructure renewal and utility assessment, the solar part the piece to that.
>> Not in support of requiring all of the Khi schools and accepting the additional funding. >> See, this is why we have to put stuff into law because the department's priorities are all over the place. You guys just spent $4 million on workrelated travel. I mean, I don't want to have to bring out all of your guys' numbers, but the priorities are off. And when the committee is suggesting that students create their own book with pride that they can take home or they can share in the future, I mean, up in Lai, Kawaii, they had it in the library. It was so exciting. And you're telling us that you can't support it because of financial restraints. I I find it very hard to believe that department is fiscally responsible nowadays. So I mean again unless you're not going to change your oral testimony and support even after the chair has suggested that we'll raise our own money.
Members, any questions? Okay, seeing none, moving on. SB [clears throat] 3142 relating to dangerous intoxication. Director Yaman prov. >> Good afternoon, Chair. Trista Spear, deputy director for the Department of Human Services here on behalf of director of Yane.
Any opposed? Passed. 26-115. Approval of Indiana online summer school courses, Dr. Brown. I recommend the board approve the Indiana online summer school courses. Our high school is using Indiana online to support students during the school year as well as the summer courses. The use of Indiana online provides flexibility for students to earn high school credits for courses that are not offered or do not fit within their schedules. Courses are delivered either asynchronously or on live or live via Zoom with a teacher four out of five days. This provides students with some flexibility to earn high school credits. So, asking for approval of the Indiana online summer school courses. Can I get a motion? I'll make a motion. Can I get a second? I'll second. Any discussions on that? Okay. Signified by saying I. I. >> I.
And I think that's what school after school and district after district has done, is they get themselves in that, they add qualifiers, then it gets messy, and then they just say, "Okay, no." Um, but I I as a member of this board am in agreement with Mr. Gallardo. I I like Shasta's policy. So, I would be in favor of adopting that. >> That would be like a different option al together because it's not on here. So, can we make >> Is that a motion? >> Um, yeah. Before we make a motion, Mr. Parker, can you just explain or share what you explained to me when I asked about this this topic why it was why the hats were banned in the first place? >> Well, years ago, um, you know, kids, they wear them backwards, they wear them sideways, they were wearing them in class.
Yeah. But if that um expenditures if if that total becomes more than what we have in that fund then our general fund has to contribute. >> Yes. So in those cases if we have to make contributions to any of we can't really make contributions to restrict restricted programs you'd have to cut probably in unrestricted unless in special ed we can contribute. Routine restricted maintenance is a contribution. Um but some of the other programs like lottery or whatever they're self-contained or ELOP proc 28 you know those programs are just restricted for those purposes. >> So that um the amount the negative 68,000 is that on top of what you have set aside in the restricted trade because we have our general budget and then we have our restricted funds. So is this what you're projecting that's going to have to come out of the general budget >> on top?
So, we've got some news, some some traction from P Gen. The district office interconnection will be happen April 3rd. And then the the second part of that is next week um over the break, P Geny will be shutting down power at Sierant. We'll be installing a new breaker and we'll u complete that interconnection with P& for the Summerdale or excuse me Sieront Solar and the final piece is the project's completed the security replacement at Brookree. All right, so off to the pictures. So, as you can see, the black new asphalt that goes straight across to the kitchen, and you can see the new conduit that runs over, that's where the new fiber is running. That's the new raceway, temporary raceway until the MOT warehouse building is is built. Here we have the outline. It's in the red color, but that's where the new fence at Summerdale will take or will be installed.
So you're not even willing to support that in your or oral testimony. Please don't give me a >> I I will stick to >> my body comment or Yeah. Okay. I I'm I'm just saying I I would hate to be the one on the record not supporting a bill like this. Um and and speaking of you being here, where is your superintendent? Why is he not here? >> He is on a um workrelated activity right now. >> So he's on a trip. Him and Camille is on a trip. What that costs? >> Okay. Again, you know, it's like how does that impact our students? Um, and if we're talking about funding, you left over $40 million worth of Medicaid reimbursements on the table. I mean, come on. We're talking about $50,000 maximum for this program. $40 million that you guys you didn't pursue for whatever reasons you've given us.
The department stands on its testimony in support of this measure and is available for any questions. >> Thank you. Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and support, Tommy Johnson. Okay. Trisha Nakamatsu, Deputy AG in support. You're not Trisha. [laughter] >> No, I'm not. >> Okay, go ahead. >> Dave Day, special assistant to the Attorney General of the Department of the Attorney General stands in strong support of this measure. Um, want to connect one thing. Um, last year, um, this committee spearheaded a landmark piece of legislation, um, which was Act 219 of 2025, which updated and modernized Hawaii's civil mental health code and improved upon and introduced new pathways for people suffering from serious mental illness or substance abuse to receive treatment. This bill builds upon that work with respect to those who become dangerously intoxicated in public. People who are dangerously and acutely intoxicated in public pose risks not only to the people of Hawaii, but to themselves.
Any opposed? Passed. 26-116. Approval of resolution authorizing submission of waiver request, Dr. Brown. Yeah, I'm recommending the board approve the resolution that's authoring us authorizing us to submit a waiver request to the state. The proposed waiver would allow MCS to repurpose five student instructional days as professional development days for staff in order to support district instructional priorities and student needs for the 26-27 school year. Asking for approval. Can I get a motion? I'll make a motion to approve 26-116. Can I get a second? I second.
One teacher would allow it and another teacher wouldn't. So, that kid would come in that class and say, "You took your hat off." And the kid would piss your fit because the other teacher allowed it. Uh then there's inappropriate hats, you know, budwires or coolers. Um I think the murder code California 187 I think is wear 187 hats. So there's a lot of compounding factors um that just the district at one time decided to no hats at all. But obviously according to student the the district no hat rule west following Anderson is allowing it for school logos. So there it's it's evolving. So, whatever you guys decide, I mean, we're gonna enforce. >> Yeah, I think we should try it.
This is just projected based on the LCFF numbers that they gave us at the governor's budget workshop that when we receive our allocation for next year, it'll be short what we need to cover our expenses just out of yes, out of the general fund unrestricted without having to consider what we would need to contribute to the restricted side. I'm very happy the teachers are all here tonight so that they can see the numbers and anybody watching can know the condition our state is in even though we're going to be having elections. Um, I think the public knows that there are going to be inquiries into spending in our state and uh, if we've seen been watching what's going on in Minnesota, it's going to be pennies compared to what's been taking place in California. So to even have any money to me is a miracle.