CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 139-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2018

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2382

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2382, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to require the Department of Accounting and General Services to:

 

     (1)  Conduct biennial surveys of all departments concerning any unused facilities that may be used by public charter schools and maintain an inventory of all such unused facilities; and

 

     (2)  Provide biennial reports on the inventory to the State Public Charter School Commission.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that facilities funding is the greatest financial burden upon public charter schools.  Many charter schools improvise by using temporary structures for instruction.  By requiring the Department of Accounting and General Services to compile and maintain an inventory of unused departmental facilities that may be used by public charter schools, these public charter schools can continue to provide quality education in facilities that help to ensure the financial, academic, and organizational health of public charter schools.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2018.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2382, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2382, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON

Co-Chair

 

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI

Chair

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TY J.K. CULLEN

Co-Chair

 

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DONNA MERCADO KIM

Co-Chair