STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1223-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2828

      H.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2828, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII EARLY INTERVENTION COORDINATING COUNCIL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure compliance with Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 requirements regarding the Hawaii Early Intervention Coordinating Council by changing its membership composition and functions.

The Department of Health supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Increasing the membership of the Council to 25 to maintain the proper proportion of parents and early intervention providers on the Council; and

     (2)  Increasing the number of members required for quorum to 13 to conform with the increased membership.

     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 S.B. No. 2828, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2828, H.D. 2.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair