CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 103

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

RE:    S.B. No. 1164

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1164, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to remove barriers to educational attainment faced by children of military families due to frequent moves and the deployment of their parents by enacting the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children provides standards addressing issues such as enrollment, placement, and graduation of children whose parents are active duty service members or recent veterans of the military.  Rather than suffering frustrations and delays, this Compact would allow military children to integrate quickly into and transition out of Hawaii's classrooms, and greatly improve their quality of life and access to education.

     Your Committee on Conference and the Legislature appreciate the support of the Joint Venture Education Forum, which will be funding the membership dues and travel costs for at least the first year.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to correct a citation of the United States Code with regard to active duty members of the uniformed services, to read:  "...pursuant to 10 United States Code Section 101(d)(1) and Section 101(d)(6)(A)."

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1164, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1164, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair	____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair
____________________________ ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE, Co-Chair	____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair