STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1396

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 43

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.R. No. 43 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONTINUE TO COLLABORATE WITH FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS TO ESTABLISH, IMPLEMENT, AND MONITOR STATEWIDE POLICIES FOR FAMILY-SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is for the Board of Education and the Department of Education to continue collaborating with family and community organizations to update and implement statewide policies for family-school partnerships. This measure also requires that the Board of Education and the Department of Education report their findings and recommendations to the Legislature.

The Department of Education, the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, the Special Education Advisory Council, the Hui for Excellence in Education, and the Family Voices of Hawaii supported this measure.

     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.R. No. 43 and recommends its adoption.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair