STAND. COM. REP. NO.  304-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.B. No. 2008

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2008 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to strengthen Hawaii's charter school authority, governance, and accountability infrastructure by requiring the Board of Education to contract for an implementation and transition coordinator to assist with implementing the recommendations of the Charter School Governance, Accountability, and Authority Task Force.  This measure also appropriates funds to the Department of Education to contract for the implementation and transition coordinator.

The Governor supported this measure.  The Charter School Administrative Office, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network, Hawaii Educational Policy Center, and a concerned individual supported the intent of this measure.  Ho‘okāko‘o Corporation provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2008 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair