STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1355

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1251
                                     




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 S.B. No.
1251 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to assist the Department of
Education to fund needed improvements to the public schools'
telecommunications infrastructure.

     Specifically, this bill sets aside interest earned on moneys
in the Educational Facilities Improvement Special Fund to be used
solely for education technology subject to the sole authority of
the Legislature to authorize projects.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this bill
from the Superintendent of Education and testimony in opposition
from the Director of Finance.

     Currently, interest earnings of the Educational Facilities
Improvement Special Fund are returned to the general fund.  This
bill would instead give the Department of Education additional
funds for use in needed improvements to the public schools'
telecommunications infrastructure.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B.
No. 1251 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
referred to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair
 

 
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