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. 3059, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to help students meet educational standards by requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to establish, provide, and maintain a model curriculum for each grade level, with course content that meets the state performance standards and reflect the requirements of the federal No Child Left Behind Act.

The Hawaii Automobile Dealers' Association and REI Food Service, LLC, testified in support of this bill. The Hawaii State Teachers Association supported the intent of this measure. DOE testified that it does not support this bill.

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 S.B. No. 3059, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3059, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.