STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1250-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 141

      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.C.R. No. 141 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO FORM A TASK FORCE TO EVALUATE ESTABLISHING COMPREHENSIVE RECYCLING PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education to create a task force to evaluate establishing a comprehensive recycling program in Hawaii's public schools.

     The Department of Education testified in support of the measure.

     Your committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Moving the task force and its responsibilities from the      Department of Education to the University Of Hawaii           College Of Social Sciences Public Policy Center.

     (2)  Changing the title to reflect the content of the                   resolution.

     (3)  Making technical, non-substantive amendments for                   clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 141, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 141, H.D. 1.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair