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. 61 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to urge the United States Congress to support changes to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Teachers Association. Comments in support of the measure's key recommendations were received from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that certain changes must be incorporated into No Child Left Behind Act requirements for the Act to become a positive impetus to school development, and to ensure that young people will learn at their full potential.

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. 61 and recommends its adoption.