STAND. COM. REP. NO.  770-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2117

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2117, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to repeal the School-Level Minor Repair and Maintenance Account and reporting requirements and instead require the Department of Education (DOE) to annually report to the Director of Finance and Legislature the amount of funds in the School-Level Minor Repair and Maintenance Special Fund that will carry over to the next fiscal year.

     DOE testified in support of this bill.

     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 S.B. No. 2117, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and 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