Re: Public School Furlough Days
I had another interesting chat with another Watanabe who just happens to sit on the BOE. He tells me even if Lingle and the HSTA sat and chatted, the state legislature still needs to convene. He told me the problem is not only with Lingle, but the Senate's view on this matter and how they want to deal with it, AND the House's view on this matter and how they want to deal with it. So despite all the talk about the Governor and HSTA talking, none of that matters because now that the BOE and the HSTA have come to an agreement, the next step is the House, then the Senate (or the Senate then the House), then once the HSTA/BOE, House and Senate come up with an agreeable plan (and they're very far from seeing eye to eye), ONLY THEN can Lingle negotiate.
He said to watch for I think April 16th when the discussion in the legislature votes to put on the ballot whether to appoint the next school board of education or not. Lingle will be watching this very closely as well as it's all tied in together.
H. Watanabe says he's kinda throwing his hands up in the air already because this agreement with the BOE and the HSTA still needs to go thru two more rounds in the legislature (House and Senate) before Lingle will even sniff at it. And by then this agreement could have changed dramatically depending on the mood of each of the two chambers.
Apparently everybody wants to get in on the action including the parents and children who did the sleepover at the Governor's office for no apparent reason. Lingle does need to talk to the HSTA however by doing so she will rile the feathers of both the House and Senate for breaching her authority.
I had another interesting chat with another Watanabe who just happens to sit on the BOE. He tells me even if Lingle and the HSTA sat and chatted, the state legislature still needs to convene. He told me the problem is not only with Lingle, but the Senate's view on this matter and how they want to deal with it, AND the House's view on this matter and how they want to deal with it. So despite all the talk about the Governor and HSTA talking, none of that matters because now that the BOE and the HSTA have come to an agreement, the next step is the House, then the Senate (or the Senate then the House), then once the HSTA/BOE, House and Senate come up with an agreeable plan (and they're very far from seeing eye to eye), ONLY THEN can Lingle negotiate.
He said to watch for I think April 16th when the discussion in the legislature votes to put on the ballot whether to appoint the next school board of education or not. Lingle will be watching this very closely as well as it's all tied in together.
H. Watanabe says he's kinda throwing his hands up in the air already because this agreement with the BOE and the HSTA still needs to go thru two more rounds in the legislature (House and Senate) before Lingle will even sniff at it. And by then this agreement could have changed dramatically depending on the mood of each of the two chambers.
Apparently everybody wants to get in on the action including the parents and children who did the sleepover at the Governor's office for no apparent reason. Lingle does need to talk to the HSTA however by doing so she will rile the feathers of both the House and Senate for breaching her authority.
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