STAND. COM. REP. NO. 999-04
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2004
RE: S.B. No. 2425
S.D. 1
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2004
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2425, S.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to improve funding to New Century Charter Schools (Charter Schools) by:
(1) Allowing the Legislature to:
(a) Adjust the Department of Education's (DOE) consolidated annual financial report for general appropriations for Charter Schools; and
(b) Consider employee benefits and facility costs in the appropriation to Charter Schools;
and
(2) Adjusting the scheduled computation and distribution of the per pupil allocation to Charter Schools from 40 percent by August 1, to 50 percent by July 20, and the remaining allocation from 20 percent to 10 percent by January 1.
The Charter School Administrative Office, Good Beginnings Alliance, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Ho'okako'o Corporation, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii Charter Schools Network, Waimea Middle School, Kualapu'u Elementary School, Kanu o ka 'Aina New Century Public Charter School, and Halau Ku Mana New Century Public Charter School supported this measure with amendments. DOE provided comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Removing the provisions that allow the Legislature to adjust DOE's consolidated annual financial report for Charter School appropriations and to consider benefits and facility costs in Charter School appropriations;
(2) Changing the due date of the 50 percent per pupil allocation to July 15;
(3) Adjusting the date Charter Schools must submit a revised student enrollment to the Charter Schools Administrative Office to receive the remaining 10 percent per pupil allocation from December 1 to October 15;
(4) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2010; and
(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.
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. 2425, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2425,
S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair |