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So, Sorry, Senator. Well, I just to um just to get more information on it. You guys both agree that the program is warranted and wanted, but have you guys sat down to talk to work out the details rather than us having to urge you guys to do this? I think we're really close at this point. You know, I think as this consultation which is a formal process that's is required. Once we get over this hump, we'll be ready to get the information out. I think HSTA is does always a great job of getting information out to their members. We will also communicate it to our teachers so that we can get this process started. So how far are we from the finish line? What else needs to happen for this to be completed? So it sounds like I need to work with uh our lead negotiator to get the formal letter sent over to them and then is uh the DOE would need to send the memo out and from our side it's just a matter of sending out through member matters that the information that the DOE has approved this pilot and then teachers will have they they already have access to everything.
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It's just now getting the information out which on our end is very quickly. It's a week at the most. Thank you. Okay. Again, you know, I don't think there's any disagreement about this program. I think the problem is that the the timing and the delay from the department from when the agreements were made with HSTA which is why we have this resolution. Again, you guys have to look at what why these resolutions occur or these bills occur because there's complaints out there that you folks are not acting timely. Took you a year or 10 months to get the process going when already agreements were being made were made with HSTA. So again, I and then you come here not double checking to see where it's at so you can give us a good sense. So you know, and luckily I try to find out before I hear these resolutions where it's at.
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I think you can do the same. Or you should be doing the same, right? Okay. Thank you. >> Any other questions members? Thank you. Thank you, chair. Okay, finally we're on SCR 203 SR 191 urging this body to establish a public charter school working group to examine and support systems available to state public charter schools and determine whether the establishment of a centralized public charter school district or similar service cooperative would provide improved support to public charter schools. And first justify is I know you're not Ed No, but please come forward, identify yourself. Aloha chair, vice chair, members of the committee PJ four, deputy director on behalf of Dr. Ed No, executive director. And we stand on our submitted testimony in support of the intent of this resolution and look forward to working with all the parties involved and making some constructive steps forward. Okay, thank you.
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John Thatcher. Yes, I am not John Thatcher. My [clears throat] name is Gene Zarro. I am the chair of the Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network. Testimony was submitted and I'll stand on those comments. But I would like to make some comments as one of the founders of Kehe Charter School who is ending its 25th year this graduating class and I'm on their governance board. So thank you Chair Kim, Vice Chair Kidani, Senator Hashimoto, and Senator DeCourcy for the time. Uh for me it is a good idea whenever stakeholders can come together to explore >> [clears throat] >> the good things and the things that need solutions when it comes to a state uh institution and that state institution is charter schools. So bringing people together to address the successes and the chronic issues is always a good idea. We're not quite sure what's going to come out of this, but bringing people together to do this is a good thing.
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So that's all I need to say, but I'm here to answer questions. Why don't you just stay right there. Matthew Zatello? Not here? Anyone else wishing to testify on this measure? I have a question. So Hawaii Charter Schools Network, you represent them. So do you folks have a website? Yes. And is it functional? Yes. Uh if you were looking for it, it's Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network. Okay, Hawaii Public. So I'm not sure if it's the name we looked up the right So could you double check that? Yeah, apparently we looked up Hawaii Charter School Network and found that the website no longer is functional and social media was last updated in 2023. Yeah, I >> Just want to make sure it's a current entity. It it's it's working. It's working. Yes. Okay. And you updated it prior to 2023? Yes, absolutely. >> Okay, we'll double check on that to make sure.
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Okay, members any questions? >> that website again? I'm sorry. >> It it could be Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network.org or hpcsn.org. I personally never go to the website because I pretty much live it. It's confusing. I can see why. >> [laughter] >> Okay, we just want to make sure it's a it's an a proper entity that will be heading it and doing this. >> Yes.
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Okay, members any questions? Okay, hearing none we are going to recess for decision making. Call back to order the committee on education. We're in decision making. Members, we're looking at Senate Concurrent Resolution 112 and SR 105. This is requesting the university to collaborate with the Teacher Standards Board etc. etc. and this is for the science of reading. The recommendation members is to amend the resolution to include the UH Dean of education as well as the Board of Education I'm sorry, the Board of Regents to be notified on this resolution and also to to integrate what was discussed regarding the different languages. I think it was brought up by um Deborah Halbert on that about some of the intricacies and so to embed that into into the resolution in consideration that it is not just a one-time stand-alone, but obviously it's already in some of it is already embedded.
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They update that. So get that language. Any discussion members? Hearing none question for the vote. Chair votes I on SCR 112 and SR 105. Chair votes I, Vice Chair votes I, Senator Kidani is excused, Senator Hashimoto I. Senator DeCourcy I. Thank you. On Senate Concurrent Resolution 114 and Senate Resolution 107. This is for to conduct quarterly quarterly performance and management audits on the department. Recommendation members is to amend this to have um the DOE internal auditor do not quarterly, but semi-annually performance management audits and make technical amendments and non-substantive amendments. Any discussions?
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Hearing none, chair votes I. On SR 107 and SCR No, 114 and SR 107. Sorry, SR 107. You're right. And It's SCR >> SCR 114 Correct. Which limits amendments. Vice Chair votes I, Senator Kidani is excused, Senator Hashimoto I. Senator DeCourcy >> I. He put that in there. Thank you. For SCR 198 and SR 186. This is requesting the auditor conduct a comprehensive performance and fiscal audit on the governance structure. This recommending that we amend this as we discussed during the question and answer and that we amend it to say requesting the auditor to conduct a performance audit of the process by which administrative and program positions are created and approved within the Department of Education and to review the department's supervision and evaluation of complex area superintendents. Let's see. Also making technical and non-substantive amendments.
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Any any discussion, members? So, this narrows it down as was um expressed by our state auditor. Um so, I I think that it becomes more manageable. Any discussion? Hearing none, chair votes aye. Okay. And with Senate Concurrent Resolution 101, Senate Resolution 95, this is on the electric school buses. The recommendation is to defer, understanding that we do not have a fleet of buses, and we really have to go out and hire these bus companies. So, we don't have a control of of what kind of fleet of buses they're using.
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Uh any discussion? Any opposition to deferring? Hearing none, uh SCR 113 and SR 106, this is request the Department of Education to submit a report to the legislature detailing farm-to-school implementation, implementation, local food procurement, etc., etc. Uh recommendation with the concurrence of the author of the measure, uh we will defer this resolution. Okay. Any objections?
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Hearing none. Okay. SCR 194 and SR 183, urging Department of Education to meet the official criteria necessary to officially, I'm sorry, officially recognize cheerleading at the Title IX sport in Hawaii. Recommendation is we pass with technical and non-substantive amendments.
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Any discussion? Let's hear a team. United team. >> [laughter] >> Chair votes aye. Okay. SCR 195, SR 192, requesting the Board of Education in collaboration with the Department of Education to revise public high school graduation requirements to include successful completion of a stand-alone financial literacy course. Um the recommendation is to pass as is.
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Any discussion? Hearing none, chair votes aye. 195 and 192. With amendments. No, not as is. Sorry. As is. on Senate Resolution, Senate Concurrent Resolution 196 and Senate Resolution 184, this is the development of a standardized bell schedule. Recommendation in consideration of the discussion, uh we will amend this measure to to state a request the Department of Education to develop a uh proposal for a tiered, coordinated, standardized bell schedule. We definitely want it coordinated, but we want some standardization, and tiered in the sense that we're looking at in elementary school, middle school, high schools separately, so that they could definitely not have to be the same as a high school as if you're in elementary school. And also that the um non-instrument non-instructional days also be looked at as far as coordination. Um and that this this draft proposal will be uh submitted to the legislature uh 30 days prior to the session.
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And for further discussion, so it's not necessarily a proposal that we want to be implemented, but to get the feedback on that. And it is clear that it would be in consultation with school administrators, teachers, collective bargaining, uh representative parents, students, transportation providers uh in this development of this proposal. Okay.
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So, uh any discussion? Hearing none, chair votes aye. No, this is SR 196 and 184. Yeah, and in the committee report we could put the the one of the creative working group. Okay. Chair votes aye. Okay. Thank you. And for SR 200 and SR 188, this uh uh requesting Department of Education for the micro-credential pilot program. Recommendation is to pass as is.
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Any discussion? Hearing none, uh chair votes aye on SCR 200 and SR 188 as is. Thank you. And finally, SCR 203 and SR 191, this is for the public charter schools working group. Recommendation is to pass as is, and if for some reason the the language of referring to the um to the working group or without to the the website the web the exact name, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network or Hawaii Charter School Network, whatever the correct is that we will make the in the resolution. Any discussions?
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Hearing none. Um what do we have to say with amendments or Well, but he wasn't sure if it said public Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network or Hawaii Charter Schools Network. Yes. Uh I just spoke with John Thatcher and um due to the passing of Steve Hirokami, the website was being reconstructed. So, it is not up at the exact moment, but it should be up within 10 days or so uh due to the Steve was our treasurer and handled all those kinds of things. And we have John absorbed his uh workload as well as his own work. >> So, we have the right name. Yes. So, I will get you the information very soon. >> Okay. So, we will recommendation is to pass as is. Okay. Chair votes aye. As is. Thank you very much. That ends our agenda.
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All right, welcome everyone to the Judiciary Committee decision-making only agenda for the 7th of April. Um if we have a catastrophic failure on the Zoom side, we'll try again tomorrow at on April 8th, that's Wednesday at 9:30 a.m. in this room 116. Okay, we have 37 bills. So we'll get started. First on the agenda is HB 1553. This requires any existing habitat conservation plan that does not include an agreement for emergency medical and rehabilitation services for effective native wildlife to be amended to include the services in the agreement. Uh recommendation here is to pass as is. Questions or concerns? If not, Vice Chair Gabbard. On HB 1553 SD1, recommendation to pass as is. Chair Rhoads. Aye. Vice Chair Woosley, Senator Chang. Senator San Buenaventura. Aye. Senator Auwae. Excused, the measure's adopted. Thank you. Next up is HB 1667. This lowers the age to obtain a state civil identification card without a signature from a parent or guardian from 18 to 16.
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Everybody still working up here. Welcome back to the Clearwater Sports Talk podcast. Leadworthy, we're coming for you. Today, we're getting into some more non-sporty events, but we're still going to tell you about them. Today, we're going to talk about FCCLA, and today I have Hannah Shoaf and Emma Moll. And today I'm going to be asking a few questions, and we're going to get to learn about what they do in FCCLA, what FCCLA is, and what it does for our school, and kind of what it does for the community, what it does for the world, and all about it. Here we go. Hannah, what is FCCLA? So, FCCLA Sorry. So, FCCLA stands for Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America. It is a CTSO, which is a career technical school organization. We attend many conferences, we do a lot of community service, and we are mainly focused on like teaching students to lead and that we can do stuff and not not everything has to be ran by adults.
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