STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1328-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2470
                                     S.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 S.B. No.
2470, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to redescribe the knowledge and
skills that are necessary for Hawaii's public and private school
graduates to become productive members of the work force.

     Specifically, this bill replaces the term "vocational
education" with the term "career and technical education".

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii and the
Department of Education.

     While hands-on training for specific skills or occupations
(i.e., vocational education) will continue to play an important
role in the successful transition of students from the classroom
to the workforce, your Committee finds that today's graduates
must be academically prepared and technically skilled in order to
benefit from the hands-on training provided by employers
operating in a technology-based economy.  More than just a simple
name change, this bill is intended to challenge students,
educators, and employers to elevate their expectations in concert
with the rising demands of the economy.


 
 
 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2470, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be
placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair