Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2014, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to broaden the scope and effectiveness of the New Century Conversion Charter School (Charter School) Program by allowing a nonprofit organization to manage and operate a Charter School, with the nonprofit organization's board of directors serving as the Charter School's local school board.

The Kamehameha Schools, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaii Business Roundtable, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Department of Education, and member of the Maui County Council testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii State Teachers Association and the Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in opposition to 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 H.B. No. 2014, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.