STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1602

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 76
                                     H.D. 1




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. 76 entitled:

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF
     EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH TO DEVELOP A PLAN TO
     PROVIDE ALL HAWAII PUBLIC SCHOOL CHILDREN WITH THE
     OPPORTUNITY TO HAVE A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution, as received, is
to request the Departments of Education and Health (DOE and DOH)
to develop a plan to provide all of Hawaii's public school
children the opportunity to have a nutritious breakfast.

     Hawaii Kids Count testified in support of this measure.  The
Office of the Governor testified in support of the intent of this
measure.  DOE submitted testimony concurring with this
resolution.  DOH testified in opposition to this measure.  One
individual submitted comments.

     Your Committee recognizes the link between breakfast and
learning, and that many children, particularly the poor and
homeless, do not have access to nutritious food.  Extending the
opportunity to all of Hawaii's children to have a nutritious
breakfast would help ensure that all children will be safe,
healthy, and ready to succeed in school.

     Your Committee finds that there currently exists a
partnership between the Center on the Family, the Department of

 
 
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Human Services (DHS), DOH, DOE, the Good Beginnings Alliance,
Hawaii Kids Count, and the Governor's Policy Advisor for Children
and Families that is congruent with the intent of this
resolution.

     Therefore, your Committee has amended this measure by
deleting its substance and inserting similar language requesting
a partnership to increase the number of children who have an
opportunity to eat a nutritious breakfast in the public and
private schools, preschools, and group care.  Specifically, this
measure has been amended by:

     (1)  Changing the title to read: "REQUESTING A COLLABORATIVE
          PARTNERSHIP TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF CHILDREN WHO HAVE
          AN OPPORTUNITY TO EAT A NUTRITIOUS BREAKFAST IN THE
          PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS, PRE-SCHOOLS, AND GROUP
          CARE;"

     (2)  Requesting DOE, DOH, DHS, the Office of the Governor,
          the Center on the Family, Hawaii Kids Count, and the
          Good Beginnings Alliance to participate in this
          partnership; and

     (3)  Transmitting certified copies of this concurrent
          resolution to the Superintendent of Education; the
          Chairperson of the Board of Education; the Directors of
          Health, Education, and Human Services; the Director of
          the Center on the Family; the Director of Hawaii Kids
          Count; the Executive Director of the Good Beginnings
          Alliance; and the Office of the Governor.

     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. 76,
as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance, in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No.
76, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair