STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1375

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.R. No. 97

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 H.R. No. 97 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII BOARD OF EDUCATION TO REVIEW POLICY NO. 6701 IN LIGHT OF THE STATE'S EFFORT TO RENOVATE AND BUILD TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY SCHOOLS AND TO REPORT ITS RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE LEGISLATURE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support the State's effort to renovate and build twenty-first century schools by requesting the Board of Education to review policy relating to acreage guidelines. This measure also requires the Board of Education to report its recommendations to the Legislature.

The Department of Education supported the intent of the measure

     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 H.R. No. 97 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