Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1908 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds from federal impact aid to establish a military liaison position in the Department of Education and to provide funding for the joint venture education forum and Hawaii 3R's.

The Department of Education and Hawaii 3R's supported the intent of the measure. The Department of Budget and Finance submitted testimony in opposition.

Your Committee heard testimony requesting a downward adjustment in the amount set aside by this bill, and noting that funding for Hawaii 3R's is being addressed in H.B. No. 1929.

Your Committee has amended the bill by:

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. 1908, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1908, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.