CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 116
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1661
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1661, S.D. 2, H.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 measure is to:
(1) Require the conversion of principal positions to twelve-month status;
(2) Appropriate funds for the continued implementation of the Department of Education's information systems and infrastructure; and
(3) Establish time periods where a hearing must be requested by a parent or guardian or the department regarding the identification, evaluation, program, or placement of a child with a disability.
Your Committee on Conference finds that it is important to address the public education of children with disabilities. Issues surrounding these special needs students must be properly handled and every possible path to ensure their needs are provided should be developed. This measure addresses the administrative hearing process that determines a student's identification, evaluation, program, or placement due to their disability.
Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has made the following amendments:
(1) Deleted the language referring to principals and the department's information systems and infrastructure;
(2) Replaced references to handicapped children with children with a disability to reflect the federal language; and
(3) Changed the effective date to upon approval.
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 S.B. No. 1661, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1661, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair |
____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
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____________________________ KIRK CALDWELL, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Co-Chair |
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