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.C.R. No. 63 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to continue the Joint Senate-House Investigative Committee (Investigative Committee) to investigate the State's efforts to comply with the Felix Consent Decree.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association supported this measure.

During 2001, the Investigative Committee conducted an intensive investigation of issues such as the misidentification of Felix Class members, questionable expenditures, and conflicts of interest. Your Committee finds that while the State is still under the requirements of the Felix Consent Decree, the continued efforts of the Investigative Committee are required.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 63 and recommends its adoption.