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. 2353, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Education (DOE) to establish procedures and guidelines for, and administer, annual testing of students on a grade-by-grade basis using the Stanford Achievement Test, 9^th Edition (SAT-9) in reading and math reasoning.

A concerned citizen testified in support of this measure. DOE supported the intent of this measure.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association opposed this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by requiring DOE to use the most appropriate nationally normed test in place of the SAT-9 to comply with federal requirements.

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. 2353, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2353, H.D. 2.