STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1423
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: H.R. No. 58
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.R. No. 85 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH OF HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this resolution is to request a study of the demographics and needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth of Hawaii.
The Department of Education, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Gay and Lesbian Education and Advocacy Foundation, Lambda Aloha, Civil Unions-Civil Rights Movement, Hale Opio Kauai, Inc., Hawaii Safe Schools Coalition, Social Justice Council of the First Unitarian Church, and several concerned citizens supported this measure.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Expanding the list of groups conducting the study to include other relevant departments and community groups; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.
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.R. No. 58, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 58, 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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