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 S.B. No. 2718, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a cap on the total financial contribution that a nonprofit organization is required to contribute to a new century conversion charter school each year.

The Charter School Administrative Office, Hookakoo Corporation, Waimea Middle School, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii State Teachers Association opposed this measure.

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 S.B. No. 2718, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.