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.B. No. 1812 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to track, coordinate, and facilitate volunteer efforts in public schools through the establishment of a volunteer coordinator position and volunteer pilot project.

The Department of Education submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee finds that there are various and diverse types of activities throughout the department that utilize volunteers. Establishing a coordinator position and implementing a pilot program to, among other duties, track volunteer efforts would assist the department in improving its volunteer efforts. Furthermore, extending benefits to volunteers would encourage more participation as a volunteer.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1812 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.