STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1513

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 134

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.R. No. 134 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO ESTABLISH A ONE-TO-ONE COMPUTER ACCESS PROGRAM WITHIN THE STATE PUBLIC SCHOOL SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request that the Department of Education (DOE) conduct a feasibility study to establish a one-to-one computer access program within the state public school system.

     The DOE, Honolulu Community Action Program, and the Hawai'i Alliance for Community-Based Economic Development testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 134 and recommends that it 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