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 S.C.R. No. 35, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this Concurrent Resolution is to urge Hawaii's congressional delegation to seek full federal funding for mandated programs and services.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that however laudable the intent of certain federal initiatives, such as the Individuals with Disabilities Act, may be, these initiatives will fall far short of their goals if the states do not receive adequate resources to implement their responsibilities under those federal laws.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 35, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.