STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3066

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 104

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 S.C.R. No. 104 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MAINTAIN, MONITOR, AND ENFORCE ANTI-BULLYING, ANTI-CYBERBULLYING, AND ANTI-HARASSMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES TO PROTECT PUBLIC AND CHARTER SCHOOL STUDENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Board of Education and Department of Education to maintain, monitor, and enforce anti-bullying, anti-cyberbullying, and anti‑harassment policies and procedures to protect students at public and charter schools.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education, Hawaii Youth Services Network, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i, IMUAlliance, Mental Health America of Hawai‘i, Equality Hawai‘i, and fourteen individuals.

     Your Committee finds that all students have a right to participate fully in the education process, free from bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment.  This measure will help ensure that there are policies and procedures in place to protect public and charter school students from bullying, cyberbullying, and harassment.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 104 and recommends its adoption.

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

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JILL TOKUDA, Chair