CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 85

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    H.B. No. 4

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 4, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to help ensure educational stability and transferability for the children of military personnel who transfer to Hawaii by making permanent the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (Compact).  This bill also amends the Compact by, among other things, clarifying military representation on the State Council on Educational Opportunity for Military Children (State Council) within the Board of Education.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Replacing the Executive Branch representative on the State Council with the Governor or the Governor's designee; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 4, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 4, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JILL TOKUDA, Chair	____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair
____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair	____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair	____________________________ TY CULLEN, Co-Chair