STAND. COM. REP. NO.  349-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   H.B. No. 2376

      H.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 2376, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AMENDMENTS TO THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to improve the accountability of Hawaii's public education system by proposing a constitutional amendment to article X, section 2, of the Hawaii Constitution, to require the members of the Board of Education (BOE) to be nominated and, by and with the advice of the Senate, appointed by the Governor, as provided by law.

     The Hawaii Business Roundtable, Hawaii's Children First, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Board of Education and Hawaii State Teachers Association opposed this measure.  The Hawaii Government Employees' Association offered comments.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to December 21, 2058, to encourage further discussion.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2376, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2376, H.D. 2.

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

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JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Chair