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‘‘(B) Native Hawaiian students continue to begin their
school experience lagging behind other students in terms
of readiness factors such as vocabulary test scores;
‘‘(C) Native Hawaiian students continue to score below
national norms on standardized education achievement
tests at all grade levels;
‘‘(D) both public and private schools continue to show
a pattern of lower percentages of Native Hawaiian students
in the uppermost achievement levels and in gifted and
talented programs;
‘‘(E) Native Hawaiian students continue to be over-
represented among students qualifying for special edu-
cation programs provided to students with learning disabil-
ities, mild mental retardation, emotional impairment, and
other such disabilities;
‘‘(F) Native Hawaiians continue to be underrepresented
in institutions of higher education and among adults who
have completed four or more years of college;
‘‘(G) Native Hawaiians continue to be disproportion-
ately represented in many negative social and physical
statistics, indicative of special educational needs, for exam-
ple—
‘‘(i) Native Hawaiian students are more likely to
be retained in grade level and to be excessively absent
in secondary school;
‘‘(ii) Native Hawaiian students are the highest
users of drugs and alcohol in the State of Hawai‘i;
and
‘‘(iii) Native Hawaiian children continue to be dis-
proportionately victimized by child abuse and neglect;
and
‘‘(H) Native Hawaiians now comprise over 23 percent
of the students served by the State of Hawai‘i Department
of Education and there are and will continue to be geo-
graphically rural, isolated areas with a high Native Hawai-
ian population density.
‘‘(18) The findings described in paragraphs (1) through
(17) are contrary to the high rate of literacy and integration
of traditional culture and Western education achieved by Native
Hawaiians through a Hawaiian language-based public school
system established in 1840 by Kamehameha III.
‘‘(19) After the overthrow of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i in
1893, Hawaiian medium schools were banned. After annexation,
throughout the territorial and statehood period, and until 1986,
use of Hawaiian as a medium of education in public schools
was declared unlawful, thereby causing incalculable harm to
a culture that placed a very high value on the power of lan-
guage, as exemplified in the traditional saying: ‘I ka ‘o¯lelo
no ke ola; I ka ‘o¯lelo no ka make. In the language rests life;
In the language rests death.’.
‘‘(20) Despite the consequences of over 100 years of
nonindigenous influence, the Native Hawaiian people are deter-
mined to preserve, develop, and transmit to future generations
their ancestral territory, and their cultural identity in accord-
ance with their own spiritual and traditional beliefs, customs,
practices, language, and social institutions.
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‘‘(21) The State of Hawai‘i, in the constitution and statutes
of the State of Hawai‘i—
‘‘(A) reaffirms and protects the unique right of the
Native Hawaiian people to practice and perpetuate their
culture and religious customs, beliefs, practices, and lan-
guage; and
‘‘(B) recognizes the traditional language of the Native
Hawaiian people as an official language of the State of
Hawai‘i, which may be used as the language of instruction
for all subjects and grades in the public school system.
‘‘SEC. 9203. PURPOSE.
‘‘It is the purpose of this part to—
‘‘(1) authorize and develop supplemental educational pro-
grams to assist Native Hawaiians in reaching the National
Education Goals;
‘‘(2) provide direction and guidance to appropriate Federal,
State, and local agencies to focus resources, including resources
made available under this part, on Native Hawaiian education,
through the establishment of a Native Hawaiian Education
Council, and five island councils;
‘‘(3) supplement and expand existing programs and authori-
ties in the area of education to further the purposes of the
title; and
‘‘(4) encourage the maximum participation of Native Hawai-
ians in planning and management of Native Hawaiian Edu-
cation Programs.
‘‘SEC. 9204. NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUNCIL AND ISLAND
COUNCILS.
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION COUN-
CIL.—In order to better effectuate the purposes of this part through
the coordination of educational and related services and programs
available to Native Hawaiians, including those programs receiving
funding under this part, the Secretary is authorized to establish
a Native Hawaiian Education Council (hereafter in this part
referred to as the ‘Education Council’).
‘‘(b) COMPOSITION
OF EDUCATION COUNCIL.—The Education
Council shall consist of not more than 25 members, including a
representative of—
‘‘(1) each recipient of funds from the Secretary under this
part;
‘‘(2) the State of Hawai‘i Department of Education;
‘‘(3) the State of Hawai‘i Office of Hawaiian Affairs;
‘‘(4) Native Hawaiian educational organizations, such as
Alu Like, Inc., Kamehameha Schools Bishop Estate, Hawaiian
Language Immersion Advisory Council, Aha Punana Leo, and
the Queen Lili‘uokalani Trust and Children’s Center; and
‘‘(5) each Native Hawaiian education island council estab-
lished under subsection (f).
‘‘(c) CONDITIONS
AND TERMS.—At least three-fourths of the
members of the Education Council shall be Native Hawaiians. Mem-
bers of the Education Council shall be appointed for three-year
terms.
‘‘(d) ADMINISTRATIVE GRANT FOR THE EDUCATION COUNCIL.—
The Secretary shall make a direct grant to the Education Council
in order to enable the Education Council to—
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‘‘(1) coordinate the educational and related services and
programs available to Native Hawaiians, including the pro-
grams assisted under this part, and assess the extent to which
such services and programs meet the needs of Native Hawai-
ians; and
‘‘(2) provide direction and guidance, through the issuance
of reports and recommendations, to appropriate Federal, State,
and local agencies in order to focus and improve the use of
resources, including resources made available under this part,
on Native Hawaiian education.
‘‘(e) ADDITIONAL DUTIES OF THE EDUCATION COUNCIL.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Education Council shall provide cop-
ies of any reports and recommendations issued by the Education
Council to the Secretary, the Committee on Indian Affairs
of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor
of the House of Representatives, including any information
that the Education Council provides to the Secretary pursuant
to subsection (i).
‘‘(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Education Council shall present
to the Secretary an annual report on the Education Council’s
activities.
‘‘(3) ISLAND COUNCIL SUPPORT AND ASSISTANCE.—The Edu-
cation Council shall provide such administrative support and
financial assistance to the island councils established pursuant
to subsection (f) as the Secretary deems appropriate.
‘‘(f) ESTABLISHMENT OF ISLAND COUNCILS.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In order to better effectuate the purposes
of this part and to ensure the adequate representation of island
and community interests within the Education Council, the
Office of Hawaiian Affairs of the State of Hawai‘i is authorized
to facilitate the establishment of Native Hawaiian education
island councils (hereafter in this part referred to as ‘island
councils’) for the following islands:
‘‘(A) Hawai‘i.
‘‘(B) Maui and Lana‘i.
‘‘(C) Moloka‘i.
‘‘(D) Kaua‘i and Ni‘ihau.
‘‘(E) O‘ahu.
‘‘(2) COMPOSITION OF ISLAND COUNCILS.—Each island coun-
cil shall consist of parents, students, and other community
members who have an interest in the education of Native
Hawaiians, and shall be representative of the educational needs
of all age groups, from preschool through adulthood. At least
three-fourths of the members of each island council shall be
Native Hawaiians
‘‘(g) ADMINISTRATIVE
PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
EDUCATION
COUNCIL AND ISLAND COUNCILS.—The Education Council and each
island council shall meet at the call of the chairperson of the
respective council, or upon the request of the majority of the mem-
bers of the respective council, but in any event not less than
four times during each calendar year. The provisions of the Federal
Advisory Committee Act shall not apply to the Education Council
and each island council.
‘‘(h) COMPENSATION.—Members of the Education Council and
each island council shall not receive any compensation for services
on the Education Council and each island council, respectively.
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‘‘(i) REPORT.—Not later than four years after the date of the
enactment of the Improving America’s Schools Act of 1994, the
Secretary shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Indian
Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Education and Labor
of the House of Representatives, a report which summarizes the
annual reports of the Education Council, describes the allocation
and utilization of funds under this part, and contains recommenda-
tions for changes in Federal, State, and local policy to advance
the purposes of this part.
‘‘(j) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There are authorized
to be appropriated $500,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums
as may be necessary for each of the 4 succeeding fiscal years,
to carry out this section. Funds appropriated under the authority
of this subsection shall remain available until expended.
‘‘SEC. 9205. NATIVE HAWAIIAN FAMILY-BASED EDUCATION CENTERS.
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—The Secretary is authorized to make
direct grants, to Native Hawaiian educational organizations or edu-
cational entities with experience in developing or operating Native
Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction conducted in the
Native Hawaiian language, to expand the operation of Family-
Based Education Centers throughout the Hawaiian Islands. The
programs of such centers may be conducted in the Hawaiian lan-
guage, the English language, or a combination thereof, and shall
include—
‘‘(1) parent-infant programs for prenatal through three-
year-olds;
‘‘(2) preschool programs for four- and five-year-olds;
‘‘(3) continued research and development; and
‘‘(4) a long-term followup and assessment program, which
may include educational support services for Native Hawaiian
language immersion programs or transition to English speaking
programs.
‘‘(b) ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—Not more than 7 percent of the
funds appropriated to carry out the provisions of this section for
any fiscal year may be used for administrative purposes.
‘‘(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—In addition to any
other amount authorized to be appropriated for the centers
described in subsection (a), there are authorized to be appropriated
$6,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, and such sums as may be necessary
for each of the four succeeding fiscal years, to carry out this section.
Funds appropriated under the authority of this subsection shall
remain available until expended.
‘‘SEC. 9206. NATIVE HAWAIIAN HIGHER EDUCATION PROGRAM.
‘‘(a) GENERAL AUTHORITY.—
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary is authorized to make
direct grants, to Native Hawaiian educational organizations
or educational entities with experience in developing or operat-
ing Native Hawaiian programs or programs of instruction con-
ducted in the Native Hawaiian language, to enable such
organizations or entities to provide a program of baccalaureate
and post-baccalaureate fellowship assistance to Native Hawai-
ian students.
‘‘(2) ACTIVITIES.—Such program may include—
‘‘(A) full or partial fellowship support for Native Hawai-
ian students enrolled at two- or four-year degree granting