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. 13 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to hire an educational officer and clerk for the Department of Education's Professional Development and Educational Research Institute.

The Department of Education and Hawaii Government Employees Association testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that there is a critical shortage of principals and twelve-month educational officers, fifty per cent of current school administrators are projected to retire within the next five years, and professional development activities for educational officers have been severely hampered by budget restrictions. This measure authorizes general fund appropriations for staff to assist with recruitment and professional development activities.

Your Committee recommends appropriation amounts of $52,790,and $63,347, for fiscal years 2003-2004 and 2004-2005, respectively.

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