STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1361

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 145
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Technology and
Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was
referred S.C.R. No. 145 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF SPECIAL
     EDUCATION SERVICES TO FEDERALLY CONNECTED CHILDREN,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Board of
Education and the Department of Education (DOE) to identify the
full cost of educating federally connected children with
disabilities.

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this
measure from the DOE and one individual.

     Your Committees find that activities have been initiated
within the DOE to identify these costs and to work with the
State's congressional delegation to address this critical issue.
Your Committees believe this information is vital in order to
ensure these children receive all appropriate services, and
support the DOE's continued effort to maximize federal funding
resources.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Education and Technology and Transportation and
Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your
Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 145,

 
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and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and
Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Education and
                                   Technology and Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair                DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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