STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1969-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2576

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2576, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to ensure the safety of students, teachers, and school staff by:

(1) Requiring all Department of Education classroom doors to be equipped with interior locks and appropriating funds for this purpose; and

(2) Authorizing the Department of Education to establish an emergency management plan for all schools to prepare for and respond to an emergency or a disaster.

Many concerned individuals supported this measure. Department of Education and American Heart Association offered 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 S.B. No. 2576, S.D. 2, 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