STAND. COM. REP. NO. 849-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2164

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. 2164, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the Department of Education for school-level funding to support student learning and student success.

The Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii supported this measure. The Department of Education, State Public Charter School Commission, Hawaii State Teachers Association, IMUAlliance, and Hawai‘i Lodging & Tourism Association 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. 2164, 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