STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1933-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.C.R. No. 72

      S.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 Finance, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 72, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CONDUCT A FEASIBILITY STUDY TO EXAMINE VARIOUS IMPACTS OF A LONGER SCHOOL DAY AND INCREASING THE NUMBER OF DAYS IN THE SCHOOL YEAR ON KINDERGARTEN THROUGH GRADE TWELVE STUDENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request that the Department of Education conduct a feasibility study to examine various impacts of a longer school day and increasing the number of days in the school year on kindergarten through grade twelve students.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 72, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair