STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1556-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.C.R. No. 180

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 180 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH A TASK FORCE TO CREATE A PLAN TO ADDRESS OVERCROWDING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN KAPOLEI, EWA, AND WAIPAHU,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education to establish a task force to create a plan to address overcrowding in public schools in Kapolei, Ewa, and Waipahu.

Your Committee received testimony from the Hawaii State Teachers Association in support of this measure. The Department of Education provided comments 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 180 and recommends its adoption.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair