CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 3

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

RE:    S.B. No. 48

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 48, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is amend section 205A-62, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to remove the Department of Education from the list of state agencies with responsibilities relating to marine and coastal zone management.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that the Department of Education is required to participate in a number of different boards, commissions, advisory groups, and task forces.  These obligations are in addition to its primary duties and may at times absorb time and energy that the Department could otherwise spend advancing its core mission of providing primary education to over 177,000 of Hawaii's keiki.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by reinserting language from this measure as introduced, which removes a representative of the Department of Education from the membership of the Aerospace Advisory Committee.

     However, your Committee on Conference notes the Department of Education's willingness to continue to assist the Aerospace Advisory Committee by providing guidance or entering into partnerships to help the Aerospace Advisory Committee promote aerospace development within the State.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 48, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 48, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair
____________________________ FAYE P. HANOHANO, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair
____________________________ CLIFT TSUJI, Co-Chair