CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.136
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 841
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. 841, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"
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 make various amendments and appropriations to improve public education in the State. Among other things, this bill:
(1) Assists the continued implementation of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, the Reinventing Education Act of 2004, by:
(a) Requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to take immediate steps to convert principal positions to 12-month status; and
(b) Appropriating funds, including funds to support information systems, additional personnel;
(2) Establishes and appropriates funds for a grant program to encourage civic responsibility education in public schools;
(3) Appropriates funds to purchase social studies and science textbooks;
(4) Appropriates funds for a new research-based curriculum throughout the public school system to develop the critical and creative thinking skills of students;
(5) Improves the composition of the Workforce Development Council;
(6) Appropriates funds for job training and education programs at DOE;
(7) Allows DOE volunteers to participate in the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund; and
(8) Appropriates funds for a volunteer coordinator position in DOE.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Removing the requirement that DOE take immediate steps to convert principal positions to 12-month status;
(2) Appropriating $1,000,000 for fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007, to:
(a) Subsidize information systems projects;
(b) Provide for additional support personnel and training and additional data processing systems analysts; and
(c) Continue the implementation of Act 51;
(3) Deleting the provisions relating to the establishment of a grant program to encourage civic responsibility education in public schools;
(4) Deleting the appropriation of funds for the purchase of social studies and science textbooks;
(5) Deleting the provisions relating to the establishment of a new research-based curriculum throughout the public school system;
(6) Deleting the appropriation of funds for job training and education programs at DOE;
(7) Deleting the provisions allowing DOE volunteers to participate in the Employer-Union Health Benefits Trust Fund;
(8) Deleting the appropriation of funds for a volunteer coordinator position in DOE; and
(9) 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. 841, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 841, 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 KANNO, Co-Chair |
____________________________ KIRK CALDWELL, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ PONO CHONG, Co-Chair |