Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 191 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the development of a volunteer recognition program in each school district.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association.

Your Committee finds that volunteers are an integral part of the public schools. They provide additional support to students by participating in extracurricular activities and make other valuable contributions. An example of a district volunteer recognition program is the Adopt-A-School program in Kauai where each school has a high tech company that sends volunteers to lend their expertise throughout the year. Although most schools have some form of acknowledgment activity for volunteers, your Committee believes that the value of services these volunteers provide warrants recognition throughout all the public schools.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 191 and recommends its adoption.