STAND. COM. REP. NO.  67-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1746

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1746 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 address certain outstanding issues relating to the transfer of rights, powers, functions, duties, and resources from various state departments to the Department of Education as a result of Act 51, Session Laws of Hawaii 2004, by establishing two interagency working groups to discuss and create a comprehensive plan to address:

 

(1)  Capital improvements statewide and repair and maintenance of public school facilities on the neighbor islands; and

 

(2)  The transfer of health aides from the Department of Health and training of Department of Education employees and agents in the administration of medication to students by the Department of Health.

 

This measure also appropriates $535,368 in general funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services for various positions related to school repair and maintenance on the neighbor islands.

 

     The Department of Education supported this measure.  The Department of Health supported the intent of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services and a concerned individual provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the appropriation for various positions related to school repair and maintenance on the neighbor islands; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for consistency.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1746, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1746, H.D. 1, and 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