STAND. COM. REP. NO. 239

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 585

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 585 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SCHOOL-LEVEL MINOR REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to clarify that the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund shall be used only to fund repairs and maintenance.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that many of the public school facilities in the State are in need of repair or renovation. A source of funding to assist the Department of Education with the upkeep and maintenance of school facilities is the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund. This measure ensures that the monies in the school-level minor repairs and maintenance special fund are used exclusively for the special fund's intended purpose.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 585 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair