STAND. COM. REP. NO.  2097

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   S.C.R. No. 67

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Higher Education and Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 67 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE P-20 COUNCIL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REPORT ON EARLY COLLEGE AWARENESS PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY AND MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to support the pursuit of higher education by Hawaii students by requesting the P-20 Council and the University of Hawaii to report on early college awareness programs for elementary and middle school students.

     The Hawaii State Teachers Association, Oahu Filipino Community Council, and United Filipino Community Council submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Hawaii P-20 Initiative submitted testimony in support of the intent of this measure. The National Federation of Filipino American Associations Region 12 supported the measure with amendments.

     Upon consideration of the testimony received, your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requesting the Hawaii P-20 Council and University of               Hawaii to include high school students in their                    recommendations to improve and expand early college            awareness programs;

     (2)  Changing the title of this concurrent resolution to            read:  "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE P-20      COUNCIL AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REPORT ON EARLY           COLLEGE AWARENESS PROGRAMS FOR ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE AND             HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS"; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity,      consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Higher Education and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 67, as amended herein, and recommend its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 67, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Higher Education and Education,

____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair

____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair