STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1462

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.R. No. 140

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 140 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO PROVIDE A COST BREAKDOWN OF THE BUDGET AMOUNT ALLOCATED TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to improve the fiscal efficiency and accountability of the public education system by requesting the Department of Education (DOE) to provide a cost breakdown analysis of the budget amount allocated to DOE that is not included in the weighted student formula or the non-discretionary funds, including a cost breakdown by individual school and by budget item or service.

DOE supported the intent of this resolution.

Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

(1) Specifying that the cost breakdown by individual school is to be generated to the degree that funds are allocated to individual schools; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 140, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 140, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

		____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair