STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1908-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 220

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. 220 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONSIDER CONTINUING PROJECT GRADUATION TRAINING THROUGH DRIVER EDUCATION UNDERWRITERS' FEES AS PART OF TRAFFIC SAFETY EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education (DOE) to consider funding Project Graduation (PG) training activities through DOE driver education funds.

     DOE, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD), and numerous concerned individuals from various high school organizations testified in support of the resolution.

     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. 220 and recommends that it 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