STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1918-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 118

      S.D. 1

      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 S.C.R. No. 118, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING STATUS REPORTS ON CURRENT UTILIZATION OF FUNDS AND PLANS TO CLEARLY DEMONSTRATE HOW FUNDING IS BEING TARGETED TO IMPROVE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT AS WELL AS A COMPARISON OF HAWAII'S UTILIZATION TO OTHER STATES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education (DOE) to convene a task force to ensure that additional investment for education in the state will meet the public's expectation. 

     Hawaii Business Roundtable testified in support of the measure.  Hawaii Educational Policy Center (HEPC) and DOE submitted comments on the resolution.

     Your Committee has amended the measure by:

     1)   Narrowing the scope of the resolution;

     2)   Adding language to request HEPC to assist the DOE in               compiling the report;

     3)   Changing the title to reflect the contents of the             resolution; and

     4)   Making technical, non-substantive amendments

     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 S.C.R. No. 118, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 118, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair