STAND. COM. REP. NO.  122

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   H.B. No. 95

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committees on Education and Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 95 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DUAL CREDIT PROGRAMS,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow broader student participation in dual credit programs, programs in which students earn both high school and college credit simultaneously.  This measure broadens the eligibility of students, permits multiple measures of eligibility assessment, and appropriates funds to effectuate its purpose.

The Department of Education, University of Hawaii System, Kauai Community College, a member of the Kauai County Council, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Hui for Excellence in Education, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

     As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Education and Higher Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 95 and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Education and Higher Education,

____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair

____________________________ ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair