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 S.B. No. 1814, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize a county or the Department of Education (DOE) to assess and collect impact fees as fair share contributions of developers for the capital improvements of existing and new public school facilities that have been identified in a comprehensive plan or needs assessment study.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association testified in support of this bill. The Department of Planning and Permitting of the City and County of Honolulu supported the intent of this measure. DOE and the Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii supported the intent of this bill with amendments.

Your Committee notes that concerns have been raised by several testifiers regarding various provisions of this bill and respectfully requests that your Committees on Economic Development & Business Concerns and Housing seriously consider the amendments proposed by these testifiers.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1814, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committees on Economic Development & Business Concerns and Housing.