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. 1183 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of special revenue bonds to assist St. Patrick School in financing and refinancing the planning, acquisition, construction, and improvement of its educational facilities in the State of Hawaii.

Testimony supporting this measure was received from the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, St. Patrick School, and one individual.

Your Committee finds that the State is committed to providing Hawaii's children with superior education. Your Committee believes that Hawaii's private educational institutions play a key role in fulfilling the State's overall commitment by providing a viable educational option for children and their families. As such, the State should provide assistance to these private institutions when appropriate. Your Committee finds that the assistance provided by this measure for St. Patrick School is appropriate and is consistent with the State's overall objective of providing a superior education to all of Hawaii's children.

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. 1183 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.