STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1468

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1171

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1171 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to provide the Department of Education (DOE) with the flexibility to help implement reform plans by permitting an exception from the single school calendar for schools designated by the Board of Education in furtherance of a plan to improve educational outcome in students.

     The Hawaii State Teachers Association submitted 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. 1171 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