Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1002 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to propose a constitutional amendment to allow the student member of the Board of Education (BOE) to vote an all matters except on issues directly pertaining to either fiscal or personnel matters.

Testimony supporting this measure was received from the current student member of the BOE and the Chairperson of the BOE.

Your Committee finds that the student member on the BOE provides a unique perspective on education issues. A student member possesses special insight into the day-to-day operations of Hawaii's education system and that insight is just as valuable as those of the adult members of the BOE. Therefore, your Committee believes that this measure provides equitable representation of the student population and perspective on the BOE.

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 S.B. No. 1002 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.