STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2099

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 57

      S.D. 1

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 S.C.R. No. 57, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNITED STATES CONGRESS TO PROPOSE AMENDMENTS TO THE NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND ACT OF 2001,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the United States Congress to propose amendments to the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

     The Chair of the College of Education Faculty Senate of UH provided testimony in strong support of this measure.  In support of this resolution are the Department of Education Superintendent, the president of the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and the executive director of the Hawaii Association of Independent Schools.

     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 S.C.R. No. 57, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair