Hawaii · statute · Haw. Rev. Stat. ch. 302A · 261 active provisions
As used in this chapter, the following terms have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise: "Air conditioning" means any mechanical device that cools or heats air. "Attend" or "attendance" means a student is physically present in school after enrollment. "Authorizer" has the same meaning as in sect…
All public schools within the State, from kindergarten through grade twelve, shall prohibit the use of tobacco at public schools or at public school functions.
(a) The board shall consist of nine members as follows: (1) One member from the county of Hawaii; (2) One member from the county of Maui; (3) One member from the county of Kauai; (4) Three members from the city and county of Honolulu; and (5) Three at-large members; provided that the governor shall select an at-large m…
Except as otherwise provided by law, state officers shall be eligible for appointment and membership to the board. No person shall be eligible for appointment to the board: (1) Under section 302A-121(a)(1) through (4) unless the person is a resident of the county from which the person is to be appointed; or (2) Under s…
(a) The governor shall set the terms of the members initially appointed to the board under section 21 of Act 5, Session Laws of Hawaii 2011, as follows: (1) Three members shall serve one-year terms; (2) Three members shall serve two-year terms; and (3) Three members, including the chairperson, shall serve three-year te…
(a) The governor shall select a chairperson of the board; provided that the chairperson shall be selected from among the at-large members. The board shall select a vice chairperson from among its members, and the vice chairperson shall serve as interim chairperson in the event the chairperson's seat becomes vacant. (b)…
(a) The governor shall notify the senate in writing within ten days of: (1) Removing a member of the board; or (2) Receiving notification that a member of the board is resigning or has died; provided that any vacancy shall be filled by appointment by the governor, with the advice and consent of the senate, in accordanc…
(a) Upon the nomination of any board member, the governor shall provide written documentation articulating the administration's goals and priorities with respect to the formation of a highly-functioning, well-balanced board, and describing the nominee's qualifications. (b) Each nominee shall meet the following minimum…
In determining whether to confirm the governor's nominees to the board, the senate shall consider the combination of abilities, breadth of experiences, and characteristics of the board, as a whole, that will best serve the diverse interests and needs of the students and their families, the education system in Hawaii fr…
The board shall establish statewide performance standards and the means to assess the standards based upon the recommendations in the final report of the performance standards commission established pursuant to Act 334, Session Laws of Hawaii 1991; provided that the board may review and modify the performance standards…
(a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, beginning with the 2011-2013 school years, all public schools, excluding charter schools and multi-track public schools, shall implement a school year of one hundred eighty days, excluding professional development days and other non-instructional days negotiated pursua…
(a) When developing a standards-based curriculum and implementing it in a school or complex, at the minimum, the curriculum shall: (1) Be specific in its standards-based scope and sequence over a school year for each grade level and course; (2) Be consistent in course content; (3) Be aligned across all grade levels; (4…
For purposes of this chapter, American Sign Language shall be recognized as a world language, and any public school may offer a course in American Sign Language. A student who successfully completes a course in American Sign Language shall be entitled to receive credit for that course toward satisfaction of a world lan…
(a) The department shall: (1) Develop and implement a statewide computer science curricula plan for public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade that may include design thinking as part of the curricula; and (2) Beginning with the 2021-2022 school year, ensure that each public high school offers at leas…
There is established the department of education commercial enterprises revolving fund into which shall be deposited all revenues derived from commercial enterprise operation programs undertaken by the department. Revenues deposited into this fund may be expended by the department for all costs and expenses associated…
(a) There is created in the department the dual credit program to permit eligible students to enroll in any qualified course offered by the University of Hawaii system. (b) For the purposes of this section: "Eligible student" means a public high school student in the ninth, tenth, eleventh, or twelfth grade who: (1) Ha…
(a) School meals shall be made available under the school meals program in every school where the students are required to eat meals at school. (b) Beginning with the 2025-2026 school year, students who qualify for reduced-price meals under the National School Lunch Program shall receive free school meals. (c) Beginnin…
The department shall: (1) Work with the department of human services to maximize participation in the federal summer electronic benefits transfer for children program established pursuant to the federal Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023, P.L. 117-328; (2) Share all data determined by the departments to be necessary…
(a) The price for school meals shall be set by the department to ensure that moneys received from the sale of the meals shall be not less than one-half of the cost of preparing the meals. The prices for school meals may be adjusted annually based on the previous year's costs rounded to the nearest five cents; provided…
(a) There is established within the department a Hawaii farm to school program. The purpose of the farm to school program shall be to: (1) Improve student health; (2) Develop an educated agricultural workforce; (3) Enrich the local food system through the support and increase of local food procurement for the State's p…
(a) The department shall ensure that by January 1, 2030, fresh local agricultural products and local value-added processed, agricultural, or food products shall constitute a minimum of thirty per cent of the total food purchased during each calendar year, as measured by the per cent of total food cost. (b) The departme…
(a) The department may provide suitable transportation to and from school and for educational field trips for all children in grades kindergarten to twelve and in special education classes. The department shall adopt policies, procedures, and programs as it deems necessary to provide suitable transportation. (b) The de…
(a) Any school bus contract between the State and the contractor shall include a provision requiring the contractor to equip the contractor's vehicles with the signs and visual signals described in section 291C-95(d) and (g). The contract shall also include other provisions as may be deemed necessary by the State for t…
(a) There is established in the state treasury the school bus fare revolving fund, into which shall be deposited all moneys received from students and parents or guardians of students by public schools for state-provided school busing services, as authorized by section 302A-406. (b) Except as otherwise provided by the…
The department and the appropriate county agencies may establish and regulate programs of after-school and weekend community-school activities for children, including but not limited to child-care programs, arts and crafts, hula, ukulele, and other recreational projects, wherever feasible, at public school and public p…