STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1316
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.R. No. 180
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. 180 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO INCLUDE PERFORMANCE BASED INCENTIVES WHEN CONTRACTING WITH EDUCATION SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR SCHOOL RESTRUCTURING UNDER THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this resolution is to legitimize the substantial cost shouldered by the Department of Education (DOE) in hiring private education service providers to assist in meeting the expectations set forth by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. Specifically, this measure requests DOE to:
(1) Compensate education service providers according to the achievement of specific performance goals; and
(2) Submit a report to the Legislature on the status of the restructuring of each of the 24 schools, that includes:
(a) Details of the contract between each school and its education service provider; and
(b) An explanation of how DOE intends to create a system of accountability for these education service providers.
The Hawaii State Teachers Association and two concerned individuals testified in support of this resolution. DOE offered comments.
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. 180 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair |
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