STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1560-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.C.R. No. 198

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.C.R. No. 198 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE PATSY MINK EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION ACT AND THE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS DATED DECEMBER 20, 2017,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Education to provide annual reports to the Legislature on the status of actions taken to comply with Title IX of the federal Education Amendments of 1972, which was renamed the Patsy T. Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act.

Specifically, this measure requests that the Department of Education account for its actions to remedy violations of the Act for failure to:

(1) Appoint a Title IX Coordinator;

(2) Develop and disseminate a notice of non-discrimination;

(3) Provide a procedure to address complaints; and

(4) Provide equitable facilities and supports to high school girls athletics.

The Department of Education, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i, Hawaii Women's Coalition, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and two individuals supported this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 198 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Judiciary.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair