STAND. COM. REP. NO.  714-14

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1746, H.D. 1, 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 the repair and maintenance of public school facilities on the Neighbor Islands; and

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

The Department of Education testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Accounting and General Services and Hawaii Government Employees Association, AFSCME Local 152, AFL-CIO, commented on this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1746, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair