Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1455 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

Several individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this demonstration project will help students on the island of Hawaii to become more involved with their peers in a leadership capacity. This program will enable students to play a meaningful role in the development of programs to prevent problems such as drug abuse, gang activity, and teen pregnancy.

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 H.B. No. 1455 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.