STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1226-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.C.R. No. 199
                                     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 Education, to which was referred H.C.R.
No. 199 entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING AN ASSESSMENT OF THE
     PERFORMANCE OF THE A-PLUS PROGRAM AND INCLUDING
     RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to:

     (1)  Request the establishment of a task force to evaluate
          and assess the performance of the A-Plus Program
          (Program) and make recommendations for its improvement;
          and 

     (2)  Request the State Auditor to conduct a fiscal and
          performance audit of the Program.

     Kokua Kalihi Valley supported this concurrent resolution.
The Department of Education (DOE) opposed this concurrent
resolution.

     Your Committee finds that the Program should undergo
constant reevaluation to assure that it provides the best
services possible, and to further assure that the mission of the
Program is adapted to best serve Hawaii's students and parents.
However, as testified to by DOE, the Program has undergone a
series of extensive audits and assessments in recent years.  


 
 
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     Therefore, upon further consideration, your Committee has
amended this concurrent resolution by:

     (1)  Directing its focus toward evaluating the mission and
          goals of the Program;

     (2)  Deleting the request for the Auditor to conduct an
          audit of the Program;

     (3)  Including representatives from private child-care
          providers and health and human services providers on
          the task force; 

     (4)  Requesting that the evaluation of the Program include a
          determination of how best to enhance its role in the
          Comprehensive Student Support System; and

     (5)  Amending the title to read, "REQUESTING AN ASSESSMENT
          OF THE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES OF THE A-PLUS PROGRAM AND
          INCLUDING RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ITS IMPROVEMENT IN
          CONJUNCTION WITH THE COMPREHENSIVE STUDENT SUPPORT
          SYSTEM."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 199,
as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No.
199, H.D. 1.

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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair