STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2893

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2295

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. 2295, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SERVICE-LEARNING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Department of Education to implement a service-learning curriculum by the 2023-2024 school year.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from Common Cause Hawaii and five individuals.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from one individual.

Your Committee finds that engaging Hawaii's public school students in community service volunteer work will provide these students with unique opportunities to develop character and civic responsibility, learn new values, increase self-esteem, and expand knowledge and awareness of local issues and cultural differences.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive changes 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. 2295, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2295, 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