STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3414

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 59
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred
S.C.R. No. 59 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE OMBUDSMAN TO
     INVESTIGATE AND OBTAIN INFORMATION REGARDING GEOGRAPHIC
     EXCEPTIONS GRANTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to request the
Ombudsman to investigate the demographic effects of geographic
exceptions granted by the Department of Education.

     Specifically, this resolution requests the Ombudsman to find
out which public schools experience significant losses in
enrollment due to geographic exceptions, identification of the
schools those students transfer to, and possible reasons why
certain schools are susceptible to enrollment losses from
geographic exceptions.

     Your Committee finds that the information sought through
this resolution will assist the Department of Education with
future planning and policy initiatives.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 59,
and recommends its adoption.

 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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