HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	832
TWENTY-EIGHTH LEGISLATURE, 2015		H.D. 1
STATE OF HAWAII		S.D. 1

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO EDUCATION.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  Section 302A-1143, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

     "§302A-1143  Attending school in what service area.  A person of school age shall be required to attend the school of the service area, as determined by the department, in which the person resides, unless:

     (1)  The person is enrolled in a Hawaiian language medium education program or charter school;

     (2)  A geographic exception to attend a school in another service area is requested and granted at the discretion of the department; [or]

     (3)  Out-of-service-area attendance is mandated by the department or by federal law[.]; or

     (4)  The person attends a public charter school and has been notified of the prospect of charter revocation in accordance with section 302D-18 or of closure in accordance with section 302D-19."

     SECTION 2.  Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken.  New statutory material is underscored.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2025.

 

 

Report Title:

Public Charter Schools; Public School Service Area

 

Description:

Allows a public charter school student who has been notified of the prospect of charter revocation or school closure to enroll in a school outside of the student's service area.  (SD1)

 

 

 

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