CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 132

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 15

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 15, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to fund special education teaching programs by creating the Felix Stipend Program Special Fund (Fund) into which shall be deposited moneys received as repayment from students due to a breach in their contractual agreements under the Felix Stipend Program.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation from general funds because it is unnecessary;

     (2)  Changing the appropriation amount out of the Fund to $250,000; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 15, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 15, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair	____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair
	____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Co-Chair