STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1636

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 971

S.D. 1

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 S.B. No. 971, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for a scholarship program to be directed and administered by the Department of Education to make awards to students pursuing teaching degrees at state accredited institutions of higher learning who successfully complete one course in computer science.

One concerned individual supported this measure. The Department of Education provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the amount appropriated to an unspecified amount; and

(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2052, to encourage further discussion.

Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Lower & Higher Education respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $100,000 for each year of the fiscal biennium for a scholarship program to make awards to students pursuing teaching degrees at state accredited institutions of higher learning who successfully complete one course in computer science.

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. 971, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 971, S.D. 1, 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