STAND. COM. REP. NO.  292-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 602

      H.D. 1

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. 602, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure the availability of funds to improve Hawaii's school facilities.  This bill repeals the sunset date of Act 304, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006, essentially requiring that $90,000,000 continue to be deposited annually to the State Educational Facilities Improvement Special Fund for public school capital improvement program needs.

     The Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana testified in support of this bill.  The Tax Foundation of Hawaii offered comments.

     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. 602, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair