STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3098

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 108

       S.D. 2

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2010

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 108, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE CONVENING OF A TASK FORCE TO ESTABLISH A CONSISTENT FUNDING FORMULA, PROCESS, OR BOTH, BY WHICH EQUITABLE FUNDING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS IS DETERMINED,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the convening of a task force to establish a consistent funding formula, process, or both, to be used by all agencies in the calculation of charter school funding.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Education and the Charter School Administrative Office.  The written comments may be reviewed on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that the calculation of per-pupil funding to charter schools is often inconsistent because of disagreement over what is included and excluded in the calculation.  Your Committee further finds that the convening of a task force to determine a consistent funding formula, process, or both, will help achieve equitable funding for charter schools.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that this measure is not intended to hinder or impede the enactment of legislation addressing issues relating to charter school funding during the Regular Session of 2010 or any Special Session of 2010 that may be convened; and

     (2)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 108, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 108, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair