CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 172

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2017

RE:    H.B. No. 116

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

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. 116, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

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 support public education in Hawaii by:

     (1)  Transferring numerous parcels of property containing schools operated by the Department of Education that are currently owned by the City and County of Honolulu to the Department of Land and Natural Resources;

     (2)  Appropriating funds to prepare, execute, and record quitclaim deeds to effectuate the land transfers; and

     (3)  Extending the 21^st Century Schools Pilot Program (section 302A-1151.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes) for an additional five years.

     After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying that the transfer of land does not include any property designated as a public park;

     (2)  Limiting the parcel transfer to 14 public schools;

     (3)  Making an appropriation in the sum of $100,000 for each year of the 2017-2019 fiscal biennium as a grant-in-aid to the City and County of Honolulu to prepare, execute, and record the quitclaim deeds necessary for the land transfers;

     (4)  Adding a savings clause;

     (5)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2017; and

     (6)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 116, 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. 116, 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	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair	____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE Co-Chair
____________________________ DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ Co-Chair