STAND. COM. REP. NO.  92-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

RE:   H.B. No. 2509

      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. 2509 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to assist public charter schools with providing quality instruction and maintaining adequate facilities by appropriating funds to the State Public Charter School Commission for infrastructure costs, rent or lease of facilities, repair and maintenance of network infrastructure, meal services, and student transportation.

The State Public Charter School Commission, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Kualapu‘u Public Conversion Charter School, Ke Kula O Samuel M. Kamakau Laboratory Public Charter School, Kanu O Ka Aina Learning Ohana, HawaiiKidsCAN, Hawaii Children's Action Network, Native Hawaiian Education Council, DreamHouse Ewa Beach, Na Lei Naauao-Native Hawaiian Charter School Alliance, Hawaii Academy of Arts and Sciences, Na Wai Ola Public Charter School, Volcano School of Arts and Sciences, Laupahoehoe Community Public Charter School, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network, IMUAlliance, Connections Public Charter School, Hawaii Technology Academy, Kamehameha Schools, Project Vision Hawaii, Kua O Ka La Public Charter School, and numerous concerned individuals supported this measure.

     Your Committee notes that should your Committee on Finance deliberate on this measure, your Committee respectfully requests that it insert an aggregate appropriation amount of $10,000,000.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2025.

     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. 2509, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2509, H.D. 1, and 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