STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1359-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.C.R. No. 162

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Higher Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 162 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING CONGRESS TO PASS LEGISLATION REQUIRING FULL FUNDING OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT OF 1965 AND THE INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT,"

beg leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge Congress to pass legislation that requires full funding of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Education and the Disability and Communication Access Board.  The Special Education Advisory Council offered comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 162 and recommend that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Higher Education,

____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Chair

____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair