Hawaii Senate Bill 2547 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2018 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2018-01-24 - Referred to EDU/HMS, WAM.
Pending: Senate Education Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Repeals amendments made to provisions relating to the early learning system law by Act 202, Session Laws of Hawaii 2017. Changes early learning board to early learning advisory board. Redefines at-risk children to be from families whose income is no more than two hundred fifty per cent of the federal poverty level. Requires the director of the executive office on early learning to be appointed by the governor instead of by the board and for the salary of the director to be set by the governor. Amends director's responsibilities. Administratively removes the board from the department of education. Amends board membership and voting members. Changes the grant program to the keiki first steps grant program. Allows the department of education to grant geographic exceptions for children to attend prekindergarten outside their assigned service area, under certain conditions. Removes participation in an early learning induction program by the principal and other school personnel as a prerequisite to opening a public prekindergarten class in a school.

Relating To Early Learning.

Sen. Gil Keith-agaran [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2018-01-24	Senate	Referred to EDU/HMS, WAM.
2018-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2018-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

HB2562 (Same As) 2018-01-29 - Referred to EDN, LAB, FIN, referral sheet 9

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2547&year=2018
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session2018/bills/SB2547_.HTM