STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1757

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 190

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. 190 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT 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 and intent 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 including any proposed changes to the existing policy to the Legislature.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from The Pacific Resource Partnership, and two concerned individuals. The Department of Education supported the intent of this 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 S.C.R. No. 190 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