STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3632

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1941

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, 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 and intent of this measure is to establish and fund one full-time equivalent world languages institutional support position within the Department of Education.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Education; Office of Language Access; Filipina Advocacy Network; Hawaii Association of Language Teachers; Hawaii Friends of Civil Rights; Hawaii State Teachers Association; HawaiiKidsCAN; Native Hawaiian Education Council; Oahu County Legislative Priorities Committee, Democratic Party of Hawaii; Tinalak Filipino Education Council; and a number of individuals.

Your Committee finds that creating a world languages institutional support position within the Department of Education is in the public interest, supports multilingualism, and will enhance student achievement.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1941, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1941, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair