STAND. COM. REP. NO.  981

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 564

      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 Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 564 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide more flexibility to teachers to purchase school supplies and other related curriculum support supplies by allowing the principal of each public school to establish and use a debit card system.

     The Representative of the 27^th District testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii State Teachers Association supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Education opposed this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to                    facilitate further discussion; and

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

     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. 564, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 564, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair