STAND. COM. REP. NO.  235

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

RE:   H.B. No. 86

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 86 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X, SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to propose an amendment to Article X, Section 2, of the Hawaii Constitution, to allow the student member on the Board of Education to vote.

     Many concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Board of Education offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 86 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair