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 S.B. No. 3060, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate an unspecified amount of funds to provide bicycle safety education classes to every fourth grade student in the State of Hawaii.

The Department of Transportation, Department of Parks and Recreation of the County of Hawaii, City and County of Honolulu, Peoples Advocacy for Trails Hawaii, Honolulu Mayor's Advisory Committee on Bicycling, and three concerned citizens supported this bill. The Department of Education (DOE) supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee supports initiatives to protect children who ride bicycles by promoting safety awareness and education related to safe riding techniques. Your Committee recognizes, however, that DOE, while supporting the intent of this bill, remains concerned as to whether the bicycle safety classes being funded by this measure can be offered outside of the regular school day schedule. Your Committee supports future legislative efforts to address this concern.

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 S.B. No. 3060, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.