Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2062 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for one educational officer position and one clerk position to increase the professional development and educational research institute's capacity to recruit and train principals and other educational officers for the Department of Education.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Education. Your Committee received comments from the Hawaii Government Employees Association.

Your Committee finds the current staff of the Professional Development and Educational Research Institute responsible for leadership development statewide is only one Educational Officer. In order to provide adequate and appropriate training for educational leaders, the Department of Education must expand its professional development opportunities, technical assistance, and training support.

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. 2062 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.