STAND. COM. REP. NO.1337
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: S.B. No. 670
S.D. 1
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 S.B. No. 670, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII STATE STUDENT COUNCIL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to formally establish the Hawaii State Student Council (HSSC) in the Hawaii Revised Statutes by:
(1) Providing that the HSSC be composed of 23 student representatives and the Board of Education (BOE) student member;
(2) Authorizing HSSC to establish its policies and operational procedures;
(3) Authorizing HSSC to select the student member of the BOE;
(4) Requiring HSSC to conduct an annual conference of students (Conference) from grades 7-12 to discuss educational and youth issues, and to prepare an evaluation report for the Governor, Legislature, and BOE; and
(5) Authorizing HSSC to invite students from schools represented by the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools to participate in the Conference.
The Department of Education submitted testimony in support of the intent of 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 S.B. No. 670, S.D. 1, 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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