STAND. COM. REP. NO. 584-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1914
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No.
1914 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to develop
a reading program at Highlands Intermediate School based on the
design of America's Choice, a comprehensive school reform
program, to strengthen reading abilities of students who are not
reading at grade level.

     The Department of Education supported the intent of this
bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount to $1 to facilitate
          further discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
1914, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1914, H.D. 1, and
be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair