STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1426
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 53
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2017
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 53 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY ON THE PER-PUPIL FUNDING SYSTEM FOR PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS TO DETERMINE WHETHER THE SYSTEM FULFILLS ITS STATUTORY PURPOSE OF EQUALIZING OPERATIONAL FUNDING AMONG PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Legislative Reference Bureau to conduct a study on the per-pupil funding system to determine whether the system fulfills its statutory purpose of equalizing operational funding among public schools. This measure also requests the stakeholders in the per-pupil funding issues to provide information and assistance to the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Public Charter School Commission, the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, the Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, Kamehameha Schools, and one individual.
Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Education and the Legislative Reference Bureau.
Your Committee finds that the issue of per-pupil funding for state charter schools is one of long-standing controversy. Your Committee hopes that the findings and recommendations of the Legislative Reference Bureau, an objective party, will contribute towards identifying solutions to the problems with the per-pupil funding formula.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 53 and recommends its adoption.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,
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________________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair |
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