Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1875, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the Department of Education (DOE) to purchase newer, updated textbooks, and to provide a sufficient number of textbooks for every student enrolled in public schools.

DOE, Hawaii State Teachers Association, ILWU Local 142, Hawaii State Student Council, and several delegates of the Hawaii Secondary Student Conference supported this bill.

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 H.B. No. 1875, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.