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HRS §302D-37

Kindergarten Entry Assessment for Charter Schools

This section says the charter school commission must use the state's kindergarten entry assessment for all charter school students within the first 30 days of starting kindergarten. The commission can waive this requirement case-by-case, and must share the results with certain state agencies unless the law says otherwise.

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The statute, as written — Standardized assessment for students entering kindergarten

(a) The commission shall adopt the kindergarten entry assessment adopted by the board pursuant to section 302A-1165(a) to assess all charter school students entering kindergarten within the first thirty days of admission into kindergarten. (b) The commission may waive the requirements of the uniform kindergarten entry assessment on a case-by-case basis. (c) The commission shall share the information gathered from public charter schools pursuant to this section with the department, department of human services, and executive office on early learning to the extent not otherwise prohibited by administrative rule or law.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§302A-1165 Kindergarten entry test rules and how results are used

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