Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2358 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require a sufficient amount of textbooks and equipment for students and provide teachers with a $250 allocation to reimburse out-of-pocket expenses for supplies.

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

Your Committee finds that students should have sufficient and quality instructional resources to support their learning and attainment of standards. Often times teachers pay out-of-pocket for supplies necessary to support teaching and learning.

Based on a population of 13,000 teachers statewide and at $250 per teacher, a total of $3.2 million may need to be appropriated.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2358 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.