STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1469

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.B. No. 1932

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services & Housing, to which was referred S.B. No. 1932, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure a clean and safe environment for Hawaii's students by:

     (1)  Appropriating moneys from the general fund and the State Educational Facilities Special Fund to reduce the backlog of repair and maintenance projects for Department of Education (DOE) school facilities;

     (2)  Appropriating general funds and authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to reduce the backlog of repair and maintenance projects for University of Hawaii facilities; and

     (3)  Requiring DOE to identify suitable unused public school facilities and prepare them for use by early childhood education programs, and appropriating funds for this purpose.

     The Department of Human Services supported the intent of this bill.  DOE provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services & Housing that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1932, S.D. 2, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services & Housing,

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KARL RHOADS, Acting Chair and Vice Chair