Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1548, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation (GO) bonds and appropriate funds from the sale of those bonds as well as from funds appropriated from the State Educational Facilities Improvement Special Fund, to make improvements to public schools.

The Department of Education submitted testimony supporting this issuance of GO bonds and appropriations from the revenues generated therefrom, but opposed the appropriation from the State Educational Facilities Improvement Special Fund.

Your Committee finds that this measure will allow the Department of Education to address health, safety, and compliance issues such as cesspool removal, heat abatement, and architectural barrier removal in a more expedient manner.

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 H.B. No. 1548, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.