STAND. COM. REP. 32
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2003
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 281 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to transfer control of management and funding for school repair and maintenance to the Department of Education (DOE).
The Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS), DOE, and Hawaii State Parent, Teacher, Student Association testified in support of this measure.
Your Committee finds that this bill will:
(1) Improve the efficiency of the public school repair and maintenance program by allowing DOE to be solely responsible for prioritizing and funding these initiatives; and
(2) Help address the increasing backlog of public school projects currently facing DAGS.
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. 281 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair |
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