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. 3 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to the Department of Education (DOE) for one full-time, twelve-month student activities coordinator (SAC) position at each public high school.

The Hawaii Student Activities Association and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill. DOE supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee finds that SACs are very important to many high school students in Hawaii. These individuals often do much more than plan and coordinate extra-curricular activities. They often work far longer than they are required to under their contracts, and take on a limitless range of duties. Many SACs have also acted as mentors and parent figures for students who have had difficulties at school and at home.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by inserting the appropriation amount of $1 to facilitate further discussion.

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. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.