Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2926, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Education (DOE) to conduct a comprehensive occupational validation study of its educational officers.

Your Committee finds that the original language of this measure would have compensated public high school assistant athletic directors in the same manner as public high school coaches. Your Committee continues to find athletics an integral part of the holistic development of students and will work to insert language comparable to the original draft in a different vehicle. However, your Committee further finds that a comprehensive occupational validation study of DOE educational officers would build upon efforts already underway in this area and facilitate effective public school administration.

Your Committee has amended the measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 2020 to July 1, 2002.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2926, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2926, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.