STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1223-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.R. No. 106
                                     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.R. No.
106 entitled: 

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION PROJECT CITIZEN RECYCLING BIN PROJECT FOR
     KEAAU MIDDLE SCHOOL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution, as received by your
Committee, is to encourage the Board of Education in conjunction
with the Department of Accounting and General Services to provide
recycling bins to Keaau Middle School and other schools
statewide.

     For purposes of public hearing, your Committee circulated a
proposed H.D. 1 version of this resolution, which deleted the
substance of the resolution and instead requested the Department
of Education (DOE) to develop a plan for the delivery of speech
and language services that:

     (1)  Is consistent with the comprehensive student support
          system;

     (2)  Limits speech pathologist caseloads, taking into
          account the type and severity of disabilities of
          students being serviced and the resultant amount of
          services required;

     (3)  Determines the number of speech pathologists and
          communication aides needed;

 
 
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     (4)  Includes a timetable for the full implementation of the
          plan;

     (5)  Includes a budget for the full implementation of the
          plan; 

     (6)  Explains the method of determining:

          (A)  The number of speech pathologists and
               communication aides needed;

          (B)  The timetable for implementation; and

          (C)  The budget for implementation;

     and

     (7)  Is developed in consultation with the Hawaii Speech-
          Language-Hearing Association Public School Caucus.

     The Hawaii Government Employees Association, Hawaii Speech-
Language-Hearing Association, and several individuals supported
the proposed draft.  The DOE supported the intent of the proposed
draft.

     Your Committee finds that DOE speech pathologists routinely
carry extremely large caseloads.  They are unable to provide
optimal service to their students because of this.  A
comprehensive plan for alleviating the burden placed on speech
pathologists in the DOE needs to be developed so that a fiscally
feasible solution can be determined.

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this
resolution by deleting its contents and inserting the provisions
of the proposed H.D. 1 with some technical, nonsubstantive
revisions for purposes of style and clarity. 

      As amended, the title of the resolution now reads,
"REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP A PLAN FOR THE
DELIVERY OF SPEECH AND LANGUAGE SERVICES THAT IS CONSISTENT WITH
ITS 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.R. No. 106, as
amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 106,
H.D. 1.


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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair