STAND. COM. REP. NO.501
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 783
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 Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 783 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL SUPPORT PROGRAM,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the Comprehensive School Support System (CSSS) in schools that service low-income areas.
The Department of Education (DOE) supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee finds that CSSS provides a broad range of support and access to services for students in public schools. CSSS is particularly invaluable to those students from socio-economically depressed areas as it provides a framework under which students can be connected with members of their communities, departmental staff, private providers, and others who can help them with their unique needs.
Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Defining "special needs" schools and school complexes;
(2) Requiring principals of special needs schools to designate certain non-teaching positions as part of CSSS;
(3) Making an appropriation of $1 for additional staff for the CSSS in special needs schools or complexes; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 783, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 783, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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