STAND. COM. REP. NO.  846-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

RE:   H.B. No. 1941

      H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1941, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to support multilingualism and cultural diversity in the Department of Education (Department) by establishing and funding a world languages institutional support position in the Department.

The Department, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights, Native Hawaiian Education Council, Hawai‘i Association of Language Teachers, HawaiiKidsCAN, Filipina Advocacy Network, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawai‘i TESOL, The Filipino Chamber of Commerce of Hawai‘i, Tinalak Filipino Education Council, Filipino American Citizens League, The Filipino Community Center, Inc., and many concerned individuals supported this measure.  The Office of Language Access provided comments.   

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1941, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair