CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO.73

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 2000

                            RE:   S.B. No. 2722
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 2
                                  C.D. 1




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

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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 2722, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION
     PROGRAM," 

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 measure is to authorize the Department
of Education (DOE), in its discretion, to establish and implement
a Hawaiian Language Immersion Program (Program).

     Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended the
measure by:

     (1)  Deleting proposed references to charter and lab
          schools; and


 
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     (2)  Deleting the sections that provide for the
          appropriation of funds to the DOE to establish and
          implement the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program since
          it is your Committee's understanding that funding for
          the Program has been inserted in the State Budget.

     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 S.B. No. 2722, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and
recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto
as S.B. No. 2722, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the managers:

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




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Rep. KEN ITO                      Sen. COLLEEN HANABUSA
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair



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Rep. BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI           Sen. DAVID Y. IGE
Co-Chair                          Co-Chair

 
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