CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.69
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 1295
H.D. 2
S.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1295, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOLS,"
having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.
The purpose of this bill is to safeguard the health of students, faculty, and visitors at all Department of Education (DOE) schools by minimizing the risk of asbestos exposure by appropriating funds and requiring DOE to:
(1) Ensure that all asbestos testing is conducted prior to any exterior or interior renovations or painting of school facilities, except charter schools; and
(2) Maintain records of all students who may have been exposed to dust containing asbestos during an exterior renovation project that was conducted at King Intermediate School in December 2004.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Removing the requirement that DOE maintain records of all students who may have been exposed to dust containing asbestos during the exterior renovation project conducted at King Intermediate School in December 2004;
(2) Deleting the appropriation to conduct the asbestos testing and records maintenance;
(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2005; and
(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1295, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1295, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ PONO CHONG, Co-Chair |
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