STAND. COM. REP. NO.779
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 1678
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. 1678, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to:
(1) Create a working definition of the Felix v. Cayetano plaintiff class (Felix class); and
(2) Establish a voucher system under which parents of students in the Felix class may choose providers of services to be paid with service vouchers provided by the Department of Education (DOE).
DOE submitted testimony in opposition to this bill. The Department of Health submitted comments on this bill.
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. 1678, 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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