STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1470

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   S.B. No. 1281

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

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. 1281, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to promote stability and predictability for principals and school community councils with respect to the weighted student formula by allowing the Committee on Weights to meet, thereby re-opening the weighted formula, only once every odd-numbered year, rather than requiring it to meet at least once a year.

     The Department of Education supported this bill.

     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. 1281, S.D. 1, 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