STAND. COM. REP. NO.780
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 1391
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1391, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ARTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to support fine arts as a fundamental component of a student's comprehensive educational experience by:
(1) Directing the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts (SFCA) to:
(a) Convene the Hawaii Arts Education Partners (Partners) to fully implement the terms of the Hawaii Arts Education Strategic Plan (Plan); and
(b) Include the efforts of the Partners and its progress in implementing the Plan in SFCA's annual reports;
and
(2) Appropriating funds for 28 school-level positions in the four main disciplines of the fine arts.
Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by SFCA, the Hawaii Alliance for Arts Education, the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, and two individuals.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1391, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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