STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2223

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.C.R. No. 56

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Lower & Higher Education and Housing, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 56 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A SCHOOL IMPACT FEE REVIEW TASK FORCE TO REVIEW THE SCHOOL IMPACT FEES LAW, INCLUDING ENFORCEMENT OF EXISTING LAW, AND MAKE ANY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS CURRENT AND FUTURE NEEDS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SCHOOLS TO ACCOMMODATE PROJECTED POPULATION GROWTH,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure request the State Department of Education to convene a school impact fee review task force to evaluate the implementation and enforcement of school impact fees law and make recommendations about any amendments necessary to address the development of new schools to accommodate projected population growth.

The Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Building Industry Association, Hunt Development Group, and Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii provided testimony in support of this measure.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Lower & Higher Education and Housing that are attached to this report, your Committees concur with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 56 and recommend that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Lower & Higher Education and Housing,

____________________________ TOM BROWER, Chair

____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair