STAND. COM. REP. NO. 728

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1526

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Lower & Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1526 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to authorize the expenditure of additional amounts for the operating budget for the Department of Education programs relating to charter schools for fiscal year (FY) 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021.

The State Public Charter School Commission, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and Hawaii Children's Action Network testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by itemizing the following amounts in the appropriations:

(1) $11,160,000 for FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021 for EDN600 for facilities funding; and

(2) $892,000 for FY 2019-2020 and FY 2020-2021 for EDN600 for teacher incentives.

By separating these items, the total appropriation for EDN600 does not change from the original measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Lower & Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1526, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1526, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Lower & Higher Education,

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair