STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1748

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.C.R. No. 191

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 S.C.R. No. 191 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO DEVELOP AND ESTABLISH A VOLUNTEER RECOGNITION PROGRAM IN EACH SCHOOL DISTRICT OF THE STATE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to promote the value and appreciation of volunteer involvement in the public schools by requesting the Department of Education (DOE) and the Board of Education to conduct activities that recognize volunteers and their contributions, including the development and establishment of a volunteer recognition program to be implemented in each school district across the state.

For the purposes of discussion, your Committee circulated a proposed draft in which the original contents were deleted and replaced with language originally contained in H.C.R. No. 247 that provides for increased accountability of education service providers that assist the public schools in meeting the expectations set forth by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB). Your Committee notes that there are still vehicles for the original intent of S.C.R. No. 191 in H.C.R. No. 273 and H.R. No. 201.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association and many concerned individuals testified in support of the proposed measure. DOE supported the intent of the proposed measure.

Your Committee has amended the concurrent resolution, as received, by deleting its contents and replacing it with the language of H.C.R. No. 247. As amended, this measure requires DOE to legitimize the substantial cost of hiring private education service providers to assist in meeting the expectations set forth by NCLB. 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 education service providers whose compensation is not tied to specific performance goals.

Accordingly, the title of this concurrent resolution has been amended to read:

"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."

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 S.C.R. No. 191, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 191, H.D. 1.

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

		____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair