STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3526

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    GOV. MSG. NO. 818

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred Governor's Message No. 818, submitting for study and consideration the nomination of: 

Board of Education

G.M. No. 818

NANCY BUDD, for a term to expire 6-30-2015,

begs leave to report as follows:

     Your Committee has reviewed the personal history, resume, and statement submitted by the nominee and finds Nancy Budd to possess the requisite qualifications to be nominated to the Board of Education.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of the nomination of Nancy Budd from the Governor, Board of Education, Hui for Excellence in Education, and eighteen individuals.

     Your Committee finds that Ms. Budd received her Bachelor of Arts degree from California State University, Chico.  She received her Juris Doctorate degree from the University of California, Davis.  Ms. Budd is currently an attorney on Kauai and has been in practice since 1980.  She currently has her own law firm, concentrating on estate planning, estate and trust administration, elder law, real estate, business, and charitable planning.  From 1982 to 1987, Ms. Budd was the managing attorney of Legal Aid Society of Hawaii's Kauai office. 

     Ms. Budd founded the King Kaumuali‘i Elementary School Parent Teacher Student Association and Kauai District Parent Teacher Student Association.  Ms. Budd continues to give back to the educational community, having volunteered as a third grade tutor at Wilcox Elementary School for the past thirteen years.

     As a current member of the Board of Education, Ms. Budd initiated an audit of all of the Board of Education's existing policies to ensure that these policies align with the Board's strategic objectives.

     Ms. Budd testified that the Board of Education continues to reach out to stakeholders and the community by conducting community Board of Education meetings not only on Oahu but on the neighbor islands as well.  For example, the Board of Education held three community meetings on Kauai, one in each complex area.  Ms. Budd testified that she hopes that these community meetings will become a regular opportunity to meet with parents, teachers, and other education stakeholders. 

     Ms. Budd has devoted many years to the support and improvement of the State's educational system.  Her dedication and commitment to education continue to make her an invaluable asset to the Board of Education.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that are attached to this report, your Committee, after full consideration of the background, experience, and qualifications of the nominee, has found the nominee to be qualified for the position to which nominated and recommends that the Senate advise and consent to the nomination.

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

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JILL TOKUDA, Chair