STAND. COM. REP. NO.312
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2003
RE: S.B. No. 965
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. 965 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE ISSUANCE OF GENERAL OBLIGATION BONDS AND MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF PRE-SCHOOL FACILITIES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to authorize the issuance of general obligation bonds in the amount of $5,000,000 for the construction of preschool facilities on public school lands, other public lands, or private lands.
The Good Beginning Alliance submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Education submitted testimony opposing this measure.
Your Committee finds that facility growth along with augmented funding are necessary components to the State's early childhood system development. Currently only about 23,000 spaces for preschoolers are available with over 75,000 children in the birth to five age range in the State. It is important that the preschool system provide quality and availability of programs to ensure that Hawaii's children are safe, healthy, and ready to succeed.
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. 965 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
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