STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1161

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 48

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 48 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist the Department of Education in focusing on its core mission of educating Hawaii's youth by removing:

     (1)  The representative of the Department from the Aerospace Advisory Committee; and

     (2)  The Department from the list of state agencies with which the Office of Planning is required to coordinate for the development of state agency work plans necessary to implement the Ocean Resources Management Plan.

The Department of Education provided testimony in support of this measure.  The Office of Planning provided comments on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 48 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Economic Development & Business.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs,

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FAYE P. HANOHANO, Chair