Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2044, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps Program (Program) at Waipahu High School by appropriating funds for the Program, to be matched by funding from the federal government.

Several concerned individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Department of Education supported the intent of this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2044, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Education.