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. 1700, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

The Hawaii State Teachers Association, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, Hawaii Business Roundtable, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Hawaii Charter Schools Network, and numerous students, teachers, administrators, and other individuals associated with charter schools submitted testimony in support of this bill. The League of Women Voters and an individual submitted testimony in support of this bill with proposed changes. The Department of Education submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted comments on this bill.

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

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. 1700, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1700, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.