STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1366-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   H.R. No. 129

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.R. No. 129 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A REVIEW OF THE STATE'S FUNDING FOR EXISTING ESL PROGRAMS AND HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN HAWAII AND ANY DISPARITIES IN FUNDING FOR THE STATE'S TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii with the assistance of the Department of Education and other relevant educational organizations to review the State's funding for existing English as a Second Language programs and Hawaiian language programs offered in Hawaii and any disparities in funding for the State's two official languages.

     This measure also requests the University of Hawaii to report its findings and recommendations, including projected costs to address any disparities in funding, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013.

The Department of Education supported the measure.  The Office of Hawaiian Affairs offered comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 129 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Education.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Hawaiian Affairs,

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FAYE HANOHANO, Chair