STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2292

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2129
                                        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 S.B. No. 2129 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate moneys to
provide for one full-time permanent school fiscal officer at each
public school complex.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Education, Waipahu High School, Pearl City High
School, and HGEA-AFSCME.

     Your Committee finds that Act 295, Session Laws of Hawaii
1992, restructured the public school system by allowing public
schools more fiscal autonomy and accountability for financial
administration and provided for other fiscal reforms.

     Your Committee agrees that fiscal officers at each school
complex are critical to ensure accountability and for continued
success of the restructuring efforts.  Having a school fiscal
officer with expertise would enable the principals and vice
principals to focus their time and efforts in the areas of
instruction, curriculum, discipline, school improvement, and
other student needs.

     Your Committee amended the measure to require that fiscal
officers hold a business degree.

 
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     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 S.B. No. 2129, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2129,
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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