STAND. COM. REP. NO. 435

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 150

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 150 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR CAMPBELL HIGH SCHOOL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate $12,000,000 for each fiscal year of the 2007-2009 biennium to install an air conditioning system at James Campbell High School. 

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education; James Campbell High School; and Haseko (Ewa), Inc.

     Your Committee finds that the State should ensure that all public school classrooms have proper learning environments.  For classrooms in certain geographical areas, a proper learning environment requires air conditioning to overcome stifling climate conditions.  James Campbell High School is located in a geographical area that suffers from long spells of hot weather and the non-air-conditioned classrooms hinder the academic performances of both students and faculty members.  The intent of this measure is to alleviate the negative environmental conditions found in the classrooms of James Campbell High School in order to provide faculty and students with proper learning environments.

     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 S.B. No. 150 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair