CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.49

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   H.B. No. 2492
                                  H.D. 1
                                  S.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




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

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate
in H.B. No. 2492, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

    "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to
recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final
passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1) Authorize the Department of Education (DOE) to carryover
         five per cent of any appropriation for the school
         support services program (EDN 150) until the first year
         of the next fiscal biennium, as long as the funds have
         been allocated or distributed to the schools;

     (2) Add EDN 150 to the programs that can be funded with
         carryover funds; 


 
 
 
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     (3  Require the DOE to submit a report to the Director of
         Finance (Director) regarding carryover funds 90 days
         after the close of each fiscal year in a form prescribed
         by the Director; and

     (4) Delete the definition of "EDN 100." 

     Upon careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has
amended this bill by:

     (1) Deleting the condition that the carryover funds must
         have been allocated or distributed to the schools; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your
Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your
Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2492, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as H.B. No. 2492, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:        

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE          ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE



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DAVID IGE, Co-Chair                KEN ITO, Co-Chair



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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Co-Chair          BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair