STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO.1295

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.C.R. No. 147

S.D. 1

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.C.R. No. 147 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF SEVEN CERTIFICATED PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN COOPERATION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the establishment of seven certificated public schools in cooperation with the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii College of Education.

Testimony in support of the intent of this measure was submitted by the Department of Education. The University of Hawaii College of Education submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that the concept of providing an "early" admission for public high school students to the University of Hawaii, based upon certain qualifications, may provide an additional incentive for these students to seek higher education. Your Committee further finds that the rigor of this certification process will also require our public schools to set higher standards for their students, and thereby benefit all students.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying in the title and the "BE IT RESOLVED" clause that the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii work collaboratively to develop an implementation plan to establish certificated public high schools;

(2) Deleting from the title and the body of the measure, the requirement that one certificated public high school be established in each school district by the 2004-2005 school year;

(3) Clarifying that the University of Hawaii submit to the Legislature an implementation plan to establish certificated public high schools; and

(4) Clarifying that copies of this measure be transmitted to the President of the University of Hawaii rather than the Dean of the College of Education.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 147, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 147, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

		____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair