Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 60 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the federal government to increase funding and flexibility for implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Comments concurring with the principles of this measure were received from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that while the No Child Left Behind Act (Act) was initially accompanied by relatively large increases in federal funding for public elementary and secondary education, funding since the first year of implementation has been minimal and insufficient to fulfill its requirements. Your Committee further finds that the federal commitment to quality public education via the Act must be made along with substantial increases in federal funding to support its stringent requirements.

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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 60 and recommends its adoption.