CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 105-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

RE:    H.B. No. 1814

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1814, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to provide a safe learning environment for students by:

     (1)  Requiring the Department of Education to report to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2018 regarding:

          (A)  The Department's progress toward implementing sections 302A-1141 (limited punishment of pupils), 302A-1141.3 (prohibition on the use of seclusion, chemical restraint, or mechanical restraint), and 302A-1141.4 (limited use of physical restraint), Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

          (B)  The expenditure of appropriated funds, including details of the training provided and the data accountability to assist with the implementation of sections 302A-1141, 302A-1141.3, and 302A-1141.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

     (2)  Appropriating $460,000 for fiscal year 2016-2017 to fund a full-time equivalent position (1.0 FTE) to provide training and data accountability to assist with the effective implementation of sections 302A-1141, 302A-1141.3, and 302A-1141.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2016.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1814, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1814, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair	____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO, Co-Chair
____________________________ BRICKWOOD GALUTERIA, Co-Chair	____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON, Co-Chair