STAND. COM. REP. NO.  14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 13

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 13 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve financial accountability by creating the Food Distribution Program Revolving Fund to collect and disburse generated revenues to support the administration and operation of the Department of Education (DOE) food distribution program.

     DOE testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Budget and Finance offered comments.

     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 H.B. No. 13 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair