STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1159-10

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2010

RE:   S.B. No. 2589

      S.D. 2

      H.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 Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2589, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Education (DOE) to give reasonable consideration to making all or portions of school facilities it is considering closing available for occupancy and use by a charter school.

     The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  The Governor's Administration, DOE, Charter School Administrative Office, Hawaii Charter Schools Network, Charter School Review Panel, Kanu O Ka'aina New Century Public Charter School, Ho'okako'o Corporation, and several concerned individuals provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2589, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair