STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1622

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 53
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 53 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     EDUCATION TO CREATE ALTERNATIVES FOR STUDENTS AT MULTI-TRACK
     SCHOOLS DURING INTERIM PERIODS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request the
Department of Education (DOE) to create alternatives for students
attending multi-track schools during interim periods.

     An individual submitted testimony in support of the
concurrent resolution.  The Hawaii State Teachers Association
supported the intent of the measure.  The Department of Education
commented on it.

     Your Committee finds that most schools with traditional
calendars have programs during the summer interim that are
available to students, usually for a fee.  For many families,
these programs provide learning opportunities when children would
otherwise be unsupervised.  The DOE has an obligation to create
the same kinds of programs at multi-track schools for students
who are "off track."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 53
and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education,



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair