STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2916

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2057

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2057, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to increase access to career and technical education programs provided by public schools.

Specifically, this measure requires public schools to enroll, subject to program capacity, all students who apply for a career and technical education program, including students who reside outside the school's service area.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Teachers Association.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that since all career and technical programs are not available at every school, this measure will facilitate enabling any student, regardless of where the student lives, to enroll in a career and technical program that most closely matches the student's interests and future goals.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2057, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2057, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair