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 S.B. No. 666 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate additional resources so that the public school system can provide adequate supplies and equipment to its students and staff.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Teachers Association. The Department of Education submitted testimony in support of the concept of the measure.

Your Committee finds that a quality learning environment is partially defined by an adequate source of instructional materials and aids for use by the teachers and the students. Your Committee further finds that providing an annual allocation as reimbursement to teachers for work-related supplies supports and recognizes the value of their profession within our community.

Your Committee has amended this measure by removing the dollar amount designated to each teacher for further consideration by the Committee on Ways and Means.

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 S.B. No. 666, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 666, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.