CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 133
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2007
RE: H.B. No. 598
H.D. 1
S.D. 1
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. 598, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, 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 enhance the learning experiences of students across the state by establishing and appropriating funds for the Online Learning Task Force (Task Force) to develop a systematic plan to expand opportunities for online learning.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the amount of the appropriation to support the operations of the Task Force, to $50,000;
(2) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2007; 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. 598, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 598, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
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____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair |
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____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair |
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