STAND. COM. REP. NO. 784

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 1269
                                        S.D. 2




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 1269, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING EMERGENCY APPROPRIATIONS FOR
     EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to provide $11,100,000 for an
additional 283 permanent positions and operating funds to the
Department of Education for fiscal year 1998-1999.

     Your Committee finds that this bill will enable the
Department of Education to fulfill the requirements of the Felix
consent decree without the reduction or discontinuation of other
essential services for students in regular and special education
programs.

     Your Committee has amended the bill by:

     (1)  Changing the amount appropriated to an unspecified
          amount to facilitate continuing discussion on this
          matter; and

     (2)  Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of
          style, clarity, and consistency.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
1269, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1269, S.D.
2.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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