Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 314 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve the safety of Hawaii's schools by appropriating funds for a mandatory basic training program for public secondary school security guards.

The Hawaii State Student Council and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Department of Education (DOE) submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

Your Committee finds that the health and safety of public school students would be enhanced by providing security guards with basic training. A training program will ensure that security guards are better equipped to handle disturbances in an effective manner, and anticipate potential disturbances and rectify them before they occur.

Your Committee has amended this 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. 314, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 314, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.