STAND. COM. REP. NO. 527-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 2166

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 Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2166, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HOUSING VOUCHERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to attract new teachers to, and increase teacher retention at, Hawaii's public schools by establishing a housing voucher program for full-time classroom teachers employed by the Department of Education or by a public charter school in Hawaii.

The Department of Education, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, State Public Charter School Commission, and a concerned individual testified in support of this measure. The Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and IMUAlliance provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2166, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair