STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2862

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

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




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.B. No. 1914, H.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure 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.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Education and Highlands Intermediate School. 

     Your Committee finds that 60% of incoming 7th graders to
Highlands Intermediate School were not reading at grade level and
need to become better readers before entering high school.  This
program would aim to strengthen reading abilities of students who
are not reading at grade level.

     Your Committee agrees that developing a reading course for
all students will bring their reading levels up to the levels
needed to successfully further their public school education.

     Your Committee amended the measure by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount to $2; and


 
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     (2)  Requiring Highlands Intermediate to develop, and
          transmit to the Department of Education, a report
          delineating the processes, methods, and structures
          used, including lessons learned, in developing the
          reading program.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 1914, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B.
No. 1914, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

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



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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