(a) Any school having a career and technical education program shall enroll all students who submit a timely application for participation in the program and who:

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-1143.5

  • Career and technical education program: means a program operated by a school that primarily focuses on learning and skill development in students through the practical application of academic and technical skills and knowledge. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • Department: means the department of education. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
  • enrollment: means a student has met all of the department's requirements for entrance and is formally placed on a school's roll. See Hawaii Revised Statutes 302A-101
(1) Reside within the school’s service area;
(2) Were enrolled in the school during the previous school year; or
(3) Reside outside the school’s service area;

provided that if enrolling all students pursuant to paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) will cause the enrollment of the school to exceed the capacity of a program, class, grade level, or building, the school shall enroll all students described in paragraphs (1) and (2) and fill any remaining capacity of the program, class, grade level, or building by selecting eligible students described in paragraph (3) through a lottery system.

(b) The department shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to effectuate the purposes of this section.