STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1371

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.C.R. No. 97

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 97 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO UNDERTAKE A SYSTEMWIDE REVIEW OF ITS OVERSIGHT, MONITORING, AND ACCOUNTABILITY OF THE OPERATIONAL AND FISCAL PRACTICES OF THE DEPARTMENT'S SCHOOL FOOD SERVICES BRANCH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of school food services by requiring the Department of Education to undertake a systemwide review of the operational and fiscal practices of the School Food Services Branch.

The Department of Education supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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 H.C.R. No. 97, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 97, H.D. 1.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair