STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1225
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1394
S.D. 2
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 Committees on Education and Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"
beg leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to support the needs of military children and families by:
(1) Requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to consult with the Joint Venture Education Forum to establish a priority listing of public schools that are impacted by a large population of military dependent students;
(2) Directing the University of Hawaii (UH) to establish a readmission program for military personnel returning from deployment; and
(3) Appropriating funds to DOE for additional staff, child care services, and vocational training and retraining in schools with a significant population of military dependent students.
UH, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, the Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, Hawaii National Guard Association, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. DOE supported the intent of this measure.
Your Committees have amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.
As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1394, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Higher Education,
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____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair |
____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair |
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