STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1876-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.C.R. No. 172

S.D. 1

 

 

 

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.C.R. No. 172, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO TAKE INTO ACCOUNT THE NEED TO RENOVATE AGING CLASSROOM SPACES AND OTHER CHANGING EDUCATIONAL NEEDS WHEN DETERMINING CAPITAL IMPROVEMENT PROJECT PRIORITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the Department of Education to take into account the state of school facilities, including the need to renovate aging classroom spaces that were originally designed for educational programs that are no longer appropriate, and other educational needs, when determining capital improvement project priorities.

The Department of Education supported the intent of this concurrent resolution.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 172, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

 

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair