STAND. COM. REP. NO.  844

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 20

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 20 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to remove the provision that any position reallocated within the Department of Education (DOE) must be redirected from the state and district offices to the individual schools and learning support centers.  Under the Reinventing Education Act of 2004 (Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004):

     (1)  Schools can now determine the number and type of positions required by the school; and

     (2)  DOE now has the authority to transfer positions within DOE.

     DOE testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 20 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair