Bill Text: HI HB2403 | 2024 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Making An Emergency Appropriation To The Department Of Education For Charter Schools.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed) 2024-03-07 - Referred to EDU, WAM. [HB2403 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2024-HB2403-Amended.html
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THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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A BILL FOR AN ACT
MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CHARTER SCHOOLS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 2. In accordance with section 9 of article VII of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37—91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes, the legislature has determined that the general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2023—2024 has already been exceeded by $ or per cent. The appropriations contained in this Act will cause the state general fund expenditure ceiling for fiscal year 2023-2024 to be further exceeded by $ or per cent. This declaration takes into account the additional general fund appropriation authorized for fiscal year 2023-2024 in this Act only. The reasons for exceeding the general fund expenditure ceiling are that:
(1) The appropriations made in this Act are necessary to serve the public interest; and
(2) The appropriations made in this Act meet the needs addressed by this Act.
SECTION 3. The legislature finds that the department of education is required to provide proportional funding to charter schools based on their student enrollment. Even though the overall enrollment for the department of education has gone up for the 2023-2024 school year, the growth rate for public charter schools has grown even faster at four per cent higher than projected. One factor that explains the sudden increased public charter school enrollment is the growing need for temporary school options in Lahaina as a result of the destruction incurred by the devastating wildfires. As a result of the increased charter school enrollment, the amount of funding for charter schools is less than what is required.
The purpose of this Act is to make an emergency appropriation to provide funds for the department of education to cover its funding requirements for charter schools.
SECTION 4. There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $ or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2023-2024 for the department of education to provide funding for charter schools.
The sum appropriated shall be expended by the department of education for the purposes of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Emergency Appropriation; DOE; Charter Schools; Expenditure Ceiling
Description:
Makes an emergency appropriation to the Department of Education for charter schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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