Chapter 302A — Chapter 302A

D. New Century Charter Schools--Repealed §§302A-1181 to 302A-1192 REPEALED. L 2006, c 298, §3.

PART V. PROVISIONS AFFECTING FINANCIAL STRUCTURE A. Specific Definitions--Repealed §302A-1201 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §61.

§302A-123 Board of education; terms. (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: (b) The term of each member shall be three years, except as provided for in the initial ap…

B. Budget §302A-1301 School system financial accountability. (a) Beginning with the 1995-1997 fiscal biennium, the department's administrative expenditures shall not exceed 6.5 per cent of the total department operating budget, excluding expenditures for agencies administratively…

§§302A-1302 and 302A-1303 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §§62, 63.

§302A-1303.5 Committee on weights. (a) There is established within the department of education the committee on weights to develop a weighted student formula pursuant to section 302A-1303.6. The committee may: (b) The composition of the committee on weights shall be determined by…

§302A-1303.6 Weighted student formula. Based upon recommendations from the committee on weights, the board of education may adopt a weighted student formula for the allocation of moneys to public schools that takes into account the educational needs of each student; provided that…

§302A-1304 REPEALED. L 2002, c 158, §1.

§302A-1305 Inactive student activity accounts. Student activity funds that are left in the school for a period of five years after the graduation of the class shall be deposited into the nonappropriated local school fund account unless the graduating class donates, in writing, th…

§302A-1306 and 302A-1307 REPEALED. L 2004, c 51, §§27, 28.

§302A-1309 REPEALED. L 2004, c 51, §29.

§302A-1312 Six-year program and financial plan for school repair and maintenance. (a) The department of education shall prepare a six-year program and financial plan for school repair and maintenance that shall be: provided that the governor may incorporate the six-year program a…

§302A-1315 REPEALED. L 2015, c 147, §5.

C. Federal Funding §302A-1401 Administration and use of federal funds. The board, designated as the administrators of such funds as may be allotted to the State under federal legislation for public educational purposes, subject to such limitations as may be imposed by congression…

§302A-1403 Authority to secure federal funds. The department, the state public charter school commission, a charter school authorizer, director of finance, and governor may take such steps and perform such acts as may be necessary or proper to secure any such federal funds for th…

§302A-1404 Federal impact aid military liaison. (a) The department and the state public charter school commission or an authorizer, as appropriate, may retain and expend federal indirect overhead reimbursements for grants for the reimbursements as determined by: (b) Each fiscal y…

§302A-1405 Federal grants revolving fund. (a) There is established a federal grants revolving fund into which shall be deposited the department's share of federal indirect overhead reimbursements, pursuant to section 302A-1404. Unless otherwise provided by law, all other receipts…

§302A-1502.5 REPEALED. L 2005, c 22, §44.

§302A-1502.6 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §69.

§302A-1504.5 School-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund[;] reporting of carry over funds. (a) There is established within the state treasury a special fund to be known as the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund, into which shall be deposited all m…

§302A-1505 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §70.

§302A-1506.5 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §71.

§302A-1507 Classroom cleaning project; established. (a) There is established a classroom cleaning project in all public schools, excluding charter schools. Each school, through its school community council, may develop mechanisms to provide for classroom cleaning, including but n…

B. School Impact Fees §302A-1601 Findings. [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2029. L 2025, c 268, §14.] New residential developments within identified school impact districts create additional demand for public school facilities. As such, once school impact districts are identif…

§302A-1602 Definitions. As used in this subpart, the following terms shall have the following meanings unless the context indicates otherwise: "Authority" means the school facilities authority established by section 302A-1702. "Board" [Definition repealed July 1, 2029. L 2025, c …

§302A-1603 Applicability and exemptions. [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2029. L 2025, c 268, §14.] (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), any person who seeks to develop a new residential development within a designated school impact district requiring: shall be required t…

§302A-1604 Designation of school impact districts. (a) The board shall designate a school impact district for school impact fees only after holding at least one public hearing in the area proposed for the school impact district. The written analysis, prepared in accordance with s…

§302A-1605 Impact fee analysis. Upon designation of a school impact district, the authority shall prepare an impact fee analysis that shall include, at a minimum, an analysis including the advantages and disadvantages of potential changes to statewide school site areas and design…

§302A-1606 Land component impact fee; determining the amount of land or fee in lieu. (a) The school land area requirements for new residential developments in a school impact district shall be based on recent school site area averages, student generation rates, and the number of …

§302A-1607 REPEALED. L 2025, c 268, §9. [Reenactment on July 1, 2029. L 2025, c 268, §14.]

§302A-1608 Accounting and expenditure requirements. [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2029. L 2025, c 268, §14.] (a) Each designated school impact district shall be a separate benefit district. Fees collected within each school impact district shall be spent only within the same…

§302A-1609 Refunds of fees. [Repeal and reenactment on July 1, 2029. L 2025, c 268, §14.] If a fee in lieu is not expended within twenty years of the date of collection, the authority shall either:

§302A-1610 Credits for land dedication. (a) Any owner of a development subject to the land component impact fee requirements pursuant to this subpart may apply for credit against any similar dedication or payment accepted and received by the authority for the project; provided th…

C. School Facilities Authority §302A-1701 Definitions. As used in this subpart, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: "Authority" means the school facilities authority established by section 302A-1702. "Facilities" includes school classrooms, auditoriums, libraries, offi…

§302A-1702 School facilities authority; established. (a) There is established the school facilities authority, which shall be a body corporate and a public instrumentality of the State. The authority shall be placed within the department for administrative purposes only. (b) The …

§302A-1703 Powers; generally. (a) Except as otherwise limited by this chapter, the authority shall be responsible for all projects related to: (b) The authority shall comply with chapter 103D. (c) Except as otherwise limited by this chapter, the authority may also: (d) Prior to p…

§302A-1704 School facilities authority board. (a) There is established the school facilities authority board, which shall head and oversee the authority. (b) The board shall consist of five voting members. The members shall: (c) The board shall be responsible for: (d) The board s…

§302A-1705 Use of public lands; acquisition of state lands. (a) If state lands, other than public lands, under the control and management of another department or agency are required by the authority for purposes of this chapter, the department or agency having control and manage…

§302A-1706 School facilities special fund. (a) There is established within the state treasury a special fund to be known as the school facilities special fund into which shall be deposited: (b) The authority shall establish and appropriately name subaccounts within the school fac…

§302A-1707 Annual report. At least twenty days prior to the convening of each regular session, the authority shall submit to the governor, board of education, and legislature, a complete and detailed report of its activities during the prior fiscal year. [L 2020, c 72, pt of §1; …

§302A-202 REPEALED. L 2004, c 51, §23.

B. Curriculum and Instruction §302A-251 School year; student hours. (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 hun…

§302A-301 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §31.

§302A-305 REPEALED. L 2017, c 2, §6.

§302A-401.5 REPEALED. L 2012, c 133, §32.

§§302A-402 and 302A-403 REPEALED. L 1997, c 144, §§4, 5.

§302A-404 School meals. (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 Sc…

§302A-405 School cafeterias; funds; expenditures. (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 adjuste…

§302A-405.6 Farm to school meals. (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 calen…

§302A-406 Transportation of school children. (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, procedur…