STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1171-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: S.B. No. 2665

S.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 2665, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to affirm the State's commitment to conservation and sustainability by codifying in state law the sustainable development goal of ensuring inclusive and equitable quality education and promoting lifelong learning opportunities for all by 2030, based on the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals and Indicators.

The Department of Education, Department of Agriculture, Hawaii State Teachers Association, IMUAlliance, Hawai‘i Green Growth, and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii supported this measure. The Office of Planning provided comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2050; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 S.B. No. 2665, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2665, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and 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