STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2257

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2769

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2769 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR ATHLETICS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for an Athletic Director at Anuenue School; equipment, supplies, and transportation for school athletic programs; and athletic programs for female students.

     Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Department of Education and forty-four athletic directors.

     Your Committee finds that participation in athletics plays a significant role in the overall achievement and development of well-rounded individual.  Hawaii's public schools currently support athletic programs; however, additional funding is necessary to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience is provided.  This measure appropriates funds for the establishment of an Athletic Director at Anuenue School, athletic programs for female students, and equipment, supplies, and transportations for athletic programs.  Your Committee determines that such funding will provide the necessary resources that have been lacking in years past to provide public schools with a strong and safe foundation for their athletic programs.

     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 S.B. No. 2769 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair