STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1569
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: S.B. No. 1221
S.D. 2
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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1221, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STUDENTS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to improve the effectiveness of teachers in the classrooms and improve the communication with, and performance of, students by:
(1) Requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to reduce class sizes from kindergarten to the fifth grade; and
(2) Appropriating funds for:
(A) The reduction of class sizes;
(B) Part-time teachers and tutors in public elementary and intermediate schools who need them; and
(C) Part-time teachers and aides when the student-to-teacher ratio is exceeded in grades three to five.
The Hawaii State Teachers Association and DOE supported this bill. The Department of Budget and Finance opposed this bill.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1221, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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