HI SB1487 | 2011 | Regular Session

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 8 2011 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2011-03-24 - (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]

Summary

Authorizes the department of education to close or consolidate existing schools in conformance with applicable administrative rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, HRS. Requires the department of education to give notice to affected schools of closure or consolidation; provided that an affected school may remain open if it meets certain requirements within one year of the notice of closure or consolidation. Effective 7/1/2050. (SD1)

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Title

Education; School Closures

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History

DateChamberAction
2011-03-24 (H) Passed Second Reading and referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting no (0) and Har, Riviere, Wooley excused (3).
2011-03-24 (H) Reported from EDN (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 1138), recommending passage on Second Reading and referral to FIN.
2011-03-21 (H) The committees on EDN recommend that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. The votes were as follows: 12 Ayes: Takumi, Belatti, Aquino, Awana, Mizuno, Nakashima, Nishimoto, Saiki, Takai, Wooley, Fontaine, Johanson; Ayes with reservations: none; 0 Noes: none; and 2 Excused: Chang, Hanohano.
2011-03-16 (H) Bill scheduled to be heard by EDN on Monday, 03-21-11 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. 352) in amended form (SD 1).
2011-03-08 (S) Report adopted; Passed Third Reading. Ayes, 24; Aye(s) with reservations: none . Noes, 0 (none). Excused, 1 (Shimabukuro). Transmitted to House.
2011-03-04 (S) One Day Notice 03-08-11.
2011-03-04 (S) Reported from WAM (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 761) with recommendation of passage on Third Reading.
2011-03-01 (S) The committee(s) on WAM recommend(s) that the measure be PASSED, UNAMENDED. 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, Slom; Aye(s) with reservations: none ; 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.
2011-02-17 (S) Report adopted; Passed Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referred to WAM.
2011-02-17 (S) Reported from EDU (Stand. Com. Rep. No. 300) with recommendation of passage on Second Reading, as amended (SD 1) and referral to WAM.
2011-02-11 (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.
2011-02-04 (S) The committee(s) on EDU deferred the measure until 02-11-11 1:15PM in conference room 225.
2011-02-01 (S) The committee(s) on EDU has scheduled a public hearing on 02-04-11 2:00PM in conference room 225.
2011-01-28 (S) Referred to EDU, WAM.
2011-01-28 (S) Passed First Reading.
2011-01-26 (S) Introduced.

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