CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 196

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1276

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

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 improve public education in Hawaii by establishing a working group within the Department of Education to consider and develop best practices for collaborative planning and expanded learning time in Hawaii's public schools.

After careful consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Broadening the scope of matters to be considered by the working group, such as the structure of public school classroom operations; the rotation of principals among the

public elementary, middle or intermediate, and high schools in a designated complex area; the rotation time for principals and vice principals in each public school classroom to observe educational practices; and effective methods to implement project-based learning into the curriculum;

(2) Clarifying that the Superintendent of Education will select the Department of Education principal and teacher who are members of the working group;

(3) Exempting the working group from part I of chapter 92, Hawaii Revised Statutes; provided that the Department of Education makes available to the public the minutes of all meetings of the working group on the Department's website;

(4) Requiring the working group to submit a report of its findings to the Legislature, the Superintendent of Education, and all complex area superintendents no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2021;

(5) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019; and

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

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 H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1276, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ DRU MAMO KANUHA Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair