>> Thank you. Okay. >> Yes. Go ahead. Okay. Um, hi. Um, my name is Chanel Lee and I'll be representing team 359 Wu Robotics in Wu Aahu. Since the first robotics program was established in Wua in 1999, the state has embraced robotics technology as both an educational and the competitive platform. Robotics is not just any after school activity out there. It provides life skills for students all around the world. Robotics offers an intense competitive environment for everyone participating. While I agree with the fact that robotics in Hawaii deserves more recognition and our mentors should receive compensation, I do not agree with the way this bill is written in its current state. I do not attend Wua High School, but I participate in this program because I want to. The opportunities and skill sets it's provided me with are life-changing, but it should be it should not be limited to students who only attend a certain school.
Our [clears throat] team consists of students from six other schools and students from the mainland, helping to sustain our team. If this bill is passed, students like myself will no longer be able to participate in the activity that we are so passionate about. This bill also fails to address and support community and family based teams that want to participate in robotics. Overall, I think this bill has great intentions, but these underlying issues needed to be need to be addressed. >> Okay. Anyone else? If not, thank you very much. Uh we are now in um nobody else here wishing to testify. We are in um questions. >> Ma'am, we're done. >> Uh real quick, the difference uh what is a HHSSA? Is that >> O2? >> Okay, so you can have a sanctioned unsanctioned sport there without all of the just briefly. >> Hi, Madam Chair, members of the committee.
Uh, my name is Bryce Kaneshurro. I'm the ex um extracurricular administrator for the DOE, but I'm also the um OIA, Oahu Intercol Association Executive Director. So, the HHSAA is the Hawaii High School Athletic Association, which is the association that um basically organizes between the five leagues. um ILH, BIF, KIF, MIL and uh they they give the um I mean we that's that's who we run under when we do all our state tournaments. Um they do have esports which they added about a couple years ago which none of the leagues have as a sport but that is something that they go through a third party. Uh so it's >> so is that something feasible for robotics down the road? >> Uh you would have to ask HHCA for that. I mean cuz I I can't speak for them in that sense but um they have done it for esports which it didn't include any other leagues.
Um but they also have esports teams that uh represent the high schools. >> Anything to add? >> No. Okay. Thank you. >> Question. >> Because robotics uh it's like a year round program. This kind of does this kind of pose a limitation to them? >> Yes. Uh for if they if they were a sport? Yes. if if it was how they are now, I mean, that's something, you know, different. But if it in a sport-wise, every sport has a season. Uh, so they have a start date, they have an end date. Um, there are some, you know, preseasons and everything like that, but there are some restrictions that they would have they would have that they don't normally have as they do now. >> Um, I noticed the appropriations were blanked out. Is there any kind of estimated cost on this? >> That that was that I wouldn't have known.
That's not We didn't do that. Okay, >> Thank you very much. >> Okay. HB2621 uh relating to student misconduct requires public schools to report to Department of Education any incidents involving physical violence. It requires the Department of Education to collect and maintain data on incidents involving physical violence at public schools and make such data publicly available. Requires annual reports. So Kayashi aloha chair, members of the committee, Kina Gardner from the Department of Education. Um we stand on our written testimony which provides comments on this measure. Um we share the legislaturator's commitment to safety and transparency but respectfully note that this um bill may be unnecessary. The department already collects, enforces, and publicly reports the data outlined in this bill through existing administrative rules and annual reports. Mahal. >> Thank you. Why don't you sit there because I think you're the only one. That's all we have that's signed up.
Anyone else wishing to testify on this measure? House Bill 2621. Hearing none. Questions members to DOE at all? Any questions? >> Okay. Thank you. >> Okay. That takes us to the end of our agenda. I'm going to go into one. Call me back to order the committee on education for decision making. Uh starting out with House Bill 1559, House draft 2. This is the cell phone uh telecommunication device on school grounds acknowledging that the DOE and the BOE have been working on this and that they have finally come up with a policy and they are working on guidelines and give them that opportunity to put that all together. Uh I'm not one that feels that we need a bill for everything and if the departments can handle this within their realm then they should be allowed to do that. So um we're going to go defer this measure indefinitely.
Any comments? Any discussion? Members hearing? None. Uh measures deferred. House Bill 2012 relating to community literacy uh labs. This measure um while it's very meritorious. I think we need to really look at what's really out there and what we can really um make a big difference and not just adding in a pilot project or a few few um new bodies. Uh but we are going to uh defect the date to 7:31 2055. We are going to pass it on to Ways and Means. We you know don't have any idea what that cost might be. So uh hopefully that they'll deal with it at the at their level. So um I believe do we need technical and non-s substantive amendments as well? >> Okay, we'll move we'll just technical and non-s substitive amendments along with the defective date.
Any discussion hearing? Hearing none. Chair votes I >> HP2020 HD1 chair recommendations pass with amendment. Chair votes eye. Vice chair's excused. Senator Fukunaga is excused. I vote I senator Dort. Chair recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. House Bill 2297. This updates the Hawaii statutory framework for adult and community education programs. Uh the recommendation is to pass with an SD1 further defecting the date to 7312055 and uh technical non-substantive amendments for clarity and consistency if needed.
Um any discussion hearing? None. Chair votes I >> members HP297 HD1 chair's recommendation to pass with amendment. Chair votes I noting the excusal of Senator Hidani and Fukunaga for this measure and all others. Any um reservations? Any nos? With all others voting I recommendations adopted. >> Thank you. House Bill 2122 House draft 1. This is uh the teacher housing assistance program. You know, this measure needs a lot of more work, but we are going to uh further defect the date to 7:31 2025 and pass it on to Ways and Means so we can continue education. We do think that our teachers do need support. Um we're not sure exactly that this bill itself is going to solve the problem, but u we want to keep the discussion going. So any other discussion hearing? None. Chair votes eye. >> Members HP 2122 HD1 chair recommendation house with amendments.
Chair votes I members voting with reservations. Any members want to know without others voting I recommendations adopted. >> Okay. House bill 2345 relating to school facilities. Um again in this measure there is a lot of issues regarding the backlog. There's issues with the um maintenance u and delayed maintenance. So we want to continue to keep moving this along. Recommendation further defect the date to 7:31 2025. Any comments?
Any discussion? Hearing none. Chair Volzai >> defective date. >> Oh um 7:31 20 2055. >> Okay. >> All right. Chair uh members HP 2345 chair's recommendation to pass amendment chair and members voting with reservations. Any members voting no without others voting? I recommendations adopted. >> Okay. Uh house bill 2398. This is relating to our libraries.
Uh recommendation is to pass with an SD1 um and defecting the date further to 7:31 2055 discussion hearing none chair votes I >> members HP 2398 HD1 chair's recommendations pass with amendment chair votes I any members voting with reservations any members voting no without others voting I recommendations adopted >> okay house bill 2534 this is relating to robotics as a intercolastic sport um it's interesting to have heard from our students out there and even among themselves they have different deferring opinions. I appreciate their their input. Uh I believe that this bill needs a lot of work. I'm going to recommend deferring this members and that come back next year with the new bill that the students themselves as well as the administration can um support.
So with that any discussion it's not me bill is deferred. Uh House Bill 2621 House draft 2 relating to student misconduct. Uh we certainly heard from the department saying that they already collect the data. They have that data. So perhaps they need to do a job as far as making sure the public is aware of some of this data and maybe we won't have these bills coming out again. So with that recommendation is to defer this measure.
Good afternoon everyone. Hope you have dried out from the weekend and you're ready to go for this week. Keep our fingers crossed that we have nice weather. We are here in room 229 for the committee on education jointly with the committee on labor and technology for hearing three measures. Uh today's Monday, March 23rd. It's 100 p.m. And if we must end this hearing due to technical issues, the committee will reconvene on Wednesday, March 25th at 1 p.m. in this room 229. And a public notice will be posted on the Hawaii State Legislaturator's website. And due to the number of measures before committee and volume of testifiers, testimonies will be limited to one minute per testifier. And I want to welcome the labor committee. Welcome, chair. >> Thank you. >> First item on the agenda, do you have the >> Okay. Thank you, Madam Chair. Appreciate you uh incorporating us into your time slot.
All right, good evening everybody. Welcome to our board of education meeting for the Burrow of Bound Brook for the month of March. Um, very excited to see everybody here so that we can do some student of the month and educator of the month awardees as well as some special awards. Uh, but to get things started, I'm going to read our open public meeting act.
Mhm. >> In accordance with the Open Public Meetings Act of the State of New Jersey, adequate notification of this meeting has been provided by advertising on the legal notice page on the district website. Please rise for the flag salute and remain standing for a moment in silence. A moment of silence for the students that were injured recently, the Iranian conflict, and the recent plane crash at the airport. Thank you. Mr. Labou? Roll call, please. Mr. Diaz? Here. Mr. Taylor? Present. Mr. Auto? Present. Mrs. Hassan? Mr. Kilas? Present. Mr. Gabba? Present. Mrs. Petrie? Present. Mr. Forcarino? Present. Can I have a motion to approve the past board minutes? Mr. Auto? Yes. Mrs. Hassan? Roll call. Mr. Diaz? I on 3132 and abstain on 33. Mr. Taylor? I. Mr. Auto? I. Mrs. Hassan? Mr. Kilas? I. Mr. Gabba? I. Mrs. Petrie? I. Mr. Forcarino? I. Dr. Tomko?
Board of Education meeting. Can I have a roll call, please? >> Mr. Cerrone >> here. >> Dr. Martin >> here. >> Dr. Mario >> here. >> Dr. Pak >> here. >> Miss Robinson >> present. >> Miss C >> here. >> Miss Wenma >> here. Everybody stand for the pledge of >> allegiance to the United States of America and to the republic stands one nation under God indivisible and justice for all. Item 4.1, pride recognition. >> Yep. John's got it. >> All right. >> Thank you, Dominic. Tonight, the board of education acknowledges pride winners from Fox Chase, the Wheatlands, Gold, and Bed Narcich for the month of March. Pride stands for proudly recognizing individuals demonstrating excellence. The board of education began this program 10 years ago to recognize, promote, and celebrate the many contributions made by teachers and employees across our great district. We thank our generous district partners who support this program which is presented by Serve Bank and supported by donations from Chick-fil-A, Culver's, Imagination Print and Design, Huntington Learning Center, The Scoop, KCT Credit Union, Texas Roadhouse, and 113 Maine.
I pledge allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all. Thank you all for getting started and welcome back. From spring break, some of us look tanner than others. And I am very jealous of that. Um so let's call the order. Are there any modifications to the agenda?
Thank you, Mr. Vasser. Uh we'll move to item 2.01. Uh this is uh to suspend the regular meeting and open the public hearing second preliminary determination hearing. May I have a motion? So moved. So moved second >> Basin and second by Mr. Vasser.