STAND. COM. REP. NO.  147-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 3220

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 3220 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to clarify the significant role of the Board of Education (BOE) in policymaking for charter schools and the delegated role of the Charter School Review Panel (Panel) in charter school authorization and oversight by:

     (1)  Authorizing BOE to remove any member of the Panel as may be necessary;

     (2)  Specifying that the organizational viability of a charter school includes compliance with all BOE policies;

     (3)  Requiring the Panel to be subject to Chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes, relating to public agency meetings and records.

     BOE testified in support of this bill.  Kamehameha Schools supported the intent of this measure.  The Hawaii Down Syndrome Congress supported this bill with amendments.

     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 H.B. No. 3220 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair