CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 135-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 1908
H.D. 2
S.D. 1
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1908, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to improve information exchange between Hawaii's public school system and the military community by requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to annually set aside federal impact aid moneys to:
(1) Establish a military liaison position within DOE; and
(2) Fund the Joint Venture Education Forum.
Your Committee on Conference finds that Hawaii's military community plays a significant role in schools throughout the State. This bill will help to establish a better communication link between DOE and the military, and ensure that the particular needs of military dependent students and their families are met.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Enabling, rather than requiring, DOE to set aside impact aid moneys to fund the military liaison position and the Joint Venture Education Forum;
(2) Specifying that $100,000 in impact aid moneys may be set aside annually for these purposes; and
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2004.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1908, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1908, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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