Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2550 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support the creation of new century conversion charter schools by setting a limit on the annual contribution a nonprofit organization can contribute, should it decide to undertake the creation of a new century conversion charter school.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Charter School Administrative Office, Hookakoo Corporation, Waimea Middle School, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Office of the Governor and Hawaii State Teachers Association opposed this bill. The Board of Education offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 H.B. No. 2550, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2550, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.