STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3409

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.R. No. 78
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Technology and
Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was
referred S.R. No. 78 entitled:

     "SENATE RESOLUTION URGING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO
     ESTABLISH A POSITION OF  MILITARY LIAISON OFFICER FOR THE
     BOARD OF EDUCATION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Board of
Education to establish a position of Military Liaison Officer for
the BOE.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Director for Manpower, Personnel and Administration for the U.S.
Pacific Command and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.  The Board
of Education (BOE) concurs with the intent of the measure but
believes it is not necessary and should be held.

     Your Committees find that military service members and their
families constitute a large presence in Hawaii.  The military
contributes millions of dollars in tax revenues to the State in
wages earned from local employment and local purchases.  In
addition, the military is responsible for millions of dollars in
federal impact aid funds directed to Hawaii public schools.

     Because military service members do not usually change their
voter registration when they move, they are unable to vote in
elections for the BOE.  Consequently, they do not have a way to

 
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voice their concerns and needs regarding the public school
education system in Hawaii.

     Your Committees agree that adding a liaison member from the
armed forces to the BOE will improve the communication and
information flow between the public education system and military
service members and their families.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your
Committees on Education and Technology and Transportation and
Intergovernmental Affairs that are attached to this report, your
Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 78 and
recommend its adoption.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committees on Education and
                                   Technology and Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair                DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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