STAND. COM. REP. NO. 475-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
H.D. 1
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. 2667 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE MEDIUM EDUCATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to help preserve and promote the Hawaii language by establishing a Hawaiian Language Medium Education Program (Program).
The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Department of Education (DOE) supported the intent of this bill.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Clarifying that collective bargaining rights are maintained for teachers, staff, and administrators working in the Program; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.
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. 2667, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2667, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair |
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