STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1754

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 96

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.C.R. No. 96 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE JUMP START TASK FORCE ON THE CREATION OF THE JUMP START PROGRAM, ENCOURAGING EXPANSION OF THE PROGRAM TO SCHOOLS ON THE ISLANDS OF MAUI AND HAWAII, AND REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO CONTINUE THEIR SUPPORT OF THE PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to commend the Jump Start Task Force on the creation of the Jump Start program and encourage additional expansion on the islands of Maui and Hawaii along with interested high schools and community colleges by requesting the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii Community Colleges to continue their support to help grow this program.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education, Honolulu Community College from the University of Hawaii System, and two concerned individuals.

     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 S.C.R. No. 96 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair