STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3489

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.C.R. No. 159

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 159 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A COMPUTER SCIENCE TASK FORCE TO REVIEW COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO SUPPORT, STRENGTHEN, AND ESTABLISH PARTNERSHIPS AMONG EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS, INDUSTRIES, AND BUSINESSES TO IMPROVE COMPUTER SCIENCE PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to request that the Department of Education convene a task force to recommend improvements to computer science programs at public schools.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Education and the University of Hawaii System.

Your Committee finds that improving and expanding public school computer science programs will help to increase the number of public school graduates who pursue post-secondary degrees in computer science and are ultimately employed in that field.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 159 and recommends its adoption.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair