Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1050 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the Department of Education (DOE) for full-time registrar positions and the procurement of necessary consultant services and goods.

The Registrars' Association of Hawaii and registrars from each of the seven departmental districts of the DOE submitted testimony in support of this bill. DOE submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

Your Committee finds that registrars are essential employees who help ensure that each public school runs smoothly. Registrars work closely with teachers, administrators, students, and parents in performing a dizzying array of tasks for schools. Their varied responsibilities often include curriculum development, scheduling, grade reporting, record keeping, class roster maintenance, and many other related duties.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 H.B. No. 1050, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1050, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.