HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
H.B. NO.
904
THIRTY-THIRD LEGISLATURE, 2025
H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII
A BILL FOR AN ACT
RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:
SECTION 1. The legislature finds that the state public charter school commission, as the State's only charter school authorizer, is required to submit a comprehensive annual report to the legislature that details the items for which the board of education is also required to report on.
The purpose of this Act is to eliminate duplicative reporting requirements by repealing the requirement for the board of education to annually report to the legislature, governor, and the public on public charter schools.
SECTION 2. Section 302D-21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is repealed.
["[Struck through: §302D-21 Annual board report. ][Struck through: No later than the opening day of each regular session of the legislature, the board shall issue to the governor, the legislature, and the public, an annual report on the State's public charter schools, drawing from the annual reports submitted by every authorizer, as well as any additional relevant data compiled by the board, for the school year ending in the preceding calendar year. The annual report shall include:]
[Struck through: (1)] [Struck through: The board's assessment of the successes, challenges, and areas for improvement in meeting the purposes of this chapter, including the board's assessment of the sufficiency of funding for public charter schools, and any suggested changes in state law or policy necessary to strengthen the State's public charter schools;]
[Struck through: (2)] [Struck through: A line-item breakdown of all federal funds received by the department and distributed to authorizers;]
[Struck through: (3)] [Struck through: Any concerns regarding equity and recommendations to improve access to and distribution of federal funds to public charter schools;]
[Struck through: (4)] [Struck through: A summary of the criteria used by the charter school facilities funding working group, established pursuant to section 302D-29.5, in allocating facilities funding;]
[Struck through: (5)] [Struck through: A detailed breakdown of the allocation of funding through general funds and bond funds;]
[Struck through: (6)] [Struck through: A detailed list of the projects funded by general funds and bond funds;]
[Struck through: (7)] [Struck through: The status of funding for projects previously awarded; and]
[Struck through: (8)] [Struck through: A discussion of all board policies adopted in the previous year, including a detailed explanation as to whether each policy is or is not applicable to charter schools.]"]
SECTION 3. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.
SECTION 4. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 3000.
Report Title:
Board of Education; Public Charter Schools; Annual Report; Repeal
Description:
Repeals the requirement for the Board of Education to annually report to the Legislature, Governor, and the public on public charter schools. Effective 7/1/3000. (HD1)
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