Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 147, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Board of Education and the Superintendent of Education to consider declining any further participation in the "No Child Left Behind Act of 2001" and to return all federal funds conditioned on the implementation of the Act by the State of Hawaii, unless Congress fully funds the Act.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 147, H.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.