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 S.B. No. 1326, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Education (DOE) to provide opportunities and develop guidelines for all students to develop competency in a language in addition to English.

DOE testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii State Teachers Association supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of consistency and style.

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. 1326, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1326, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.