STAND. COM. REP. NO.  935

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 Education, 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 to more fully focus 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 and a concerned individual supported this measure.  The Chairman of the Hawai‘i Aerospace Advisory Committee and three concerned individuals opposed this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and Office of Planning provided comments.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education 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 pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ocean, Marine Resources, & Hawaiian Affairs.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair