STAND. COM. REP. NO. 714-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.B. No. 2911
H.D. 2
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. 2911, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to enhance accountability of charter schools by requiring that they be subject to:
(1) County laws, codes, and rules governing land use and public health and safety to the extent that the laws, codes, and rules apply to other public schools;
(2) State land use laws;
(3) The Uniform Information Practices Act; and
(4) Audit by the Department of Education (DOE) and the State Auditor.
DOE, Chair of the Hawaii County Council, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this bill. The County of Hawaii Planning Department supported the intent of this measure. The Hawaii Charter Schools Network and Office of Information Practices commented on this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2010, to facilitate further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 2911, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2911, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair |
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