STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1638

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 12

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 12, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TEACHER HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide full-time teachers at hard-to-fill public schools, including public charter schools, with housing vouchers for rent or mortgage payments for the teacher's primary residence.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Democratic Party of Hawai‘i Education Caucus, Hawai‘i Association of REALTORS, and two individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Education submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2052, to promote further discussion.

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 S.B. No. 12, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 12, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair