STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1214_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: S.B. No. 1501
                                     S.D. 3
                                     H.D. 1




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health, to
which was referred S.B. No. 1501, S.D. 3, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that children succeed
in school by:

     (1)  Creating a process whereby existing public schools and
          new schools may be established as a New Century School
          with alternative educational programs; and

     (2)  Appropriating funds to develop an early childhood
          development and education center for infants and
          children up to four years of age in Kalihi, Oahu.

     The South Maui Learning Ohana, the Kanu o ka 'Aina Teaching
Team, Campbell Estate, the Native Hawaiian Education Council, and
many individuals testified in support of this measure.  The
Departments of Education (DOE) and Budget and Finance, the Hawaii
Government Employees Association, and the Hawaii State Teachers
Association testified in support of the intent of this measure.

     While this measure promotes greater learning for students
from the early years on, your Committees find that amendments are
necessary to establish a comprehensive education package.
Therefore, your Committees have amended this measure by adding
additional language reflected in H.B. No. 259, H.D. 3, and H.B.
No. 264, H.D. 2.  As amended, this measure also:

 
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     (1)  Provides parents or guardians of a child access to
          screening for their child for psychological and
          physiological development between the child's second
          and third birthday; and

     (2)  Requires the Director of Health to establish at least
          one school-based health center in each departmental
          school district of DOE.

     Technical, nonsubstantive amendments have also been made for
purposes of clarity and style.

     Your Committees believe that this measure, as amended,
reflects a system of care that ensures that a child will be
prepared for and will succeed in school.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Human Services and Housing and Health that are
attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1501, S.D. 3, as amended herein,
and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1501, S.D. 3, H.D. 1, and be referred to the
Committees on Education and Labor and Public Employment.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Human Services
                                   and Housing and Health,

                                   
                                   
                                   
                                   
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ALEXANDER C. SANTIAGO, Chair       DENNIS ARAKAKI, Chair