Education Committee, Hawaii State Senate
The Education Committee, formed in the 2011 session, is a standing committee of the Hawaii State Senate.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Hawaii State Senate are assigned by the President of the Senate.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[3] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
| “ | Committee on Education (EDU). The purview of this committee includes those programs relating to early childhood learning, early education, including the Hawai‘i P-20 Initiative, public schools, continuing education, and the public libraries.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (0) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (0) | |||
| • Michelle Kidani, Chair | ||||
| • Kaiali'i Kahele, Vice chair | ||||
| • Donovan Dela Cruz | ||||
| • William Espero | ||||
| • Gil Riviere | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (8) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Michelle Kidani, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Breene Harimoto, Vice chair | ||||
| • Suzanne Chun Oakland | ||||
| • Donovan Dela Cruz | ||||
| • Gilbert Keith-Agaran | ||||
| • Ronald Kouchi | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara | ||||
| • Laura Thielen | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Jill Tokuda, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Russell Ruderman | ||||
| • Maile Shimabukuro | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (1) | |||
| • Jill Tokuda, Chair | • Samuel Slom | |||
| • Michelle Kidani, Vice Chair | ||||
| • Suzanne Chun Oakland | ||||
| • Clarence Nishihara | ||||
| • Brian Taniguchi | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 13-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Information submitted by Carol Taniguchi via email to a Ballotpedia staffer on January 28, 2014.
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (Rule 22-1)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Hawaii State Legislature, "Senate Rules (16-3)," accessed February 19, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.