STAND. COM. REP. NO.1343

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 865

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. 865, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL-TO-WORK,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve the school-to-work system by:

(1) Amending the powers of the School-to-Work Executive Council (Council) by providing that the Council may advise the Department of Education (DOE) on appointing staff and contracts, and may seek federal, state, and private funds;

(2) Changing the Council to an advocacy board for the school-to-work system; and

(3) Authorizing DOE to appoint school-to-work staff.

DOE, Department of Human Resources, and Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii submitted testimony in support 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. 865, 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