CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 146-22

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2022

 

RE:    S.B. No. 2142

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPUTER SCIENCE,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Allow Department of Education students to fulfill high school diploma requirements by taking world language, fine arts, career and technical education, or computer science credits;

 

     (2)  Establish a Computer Science in Teaching Scholarship Program at the University of Hawaii to encourage students earning an education degree to take a computer science course;

 

     (3)  Require the University of Hawaii to establish computer science pathways for students earning an education degree;

 

     (4)  By June 30, 2023, require programs leading to teacher licensing and certification to include certain computer science instruction; and

 

     (5)  Appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii Computer Science in Teaching Scholarship Program.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that computer science skills are critical to academic and career success.  Accordingly, this measure promotes education and career success by encouraging high school students to learn computer science, providing incentives for future teachers to study computer science, and requiring that certified and licensed teachers receive instruction in computer science.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $1,000,000; and

 

     (2)  Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2022.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2142, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 


Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

____________________________

JUSTIN H. WOODSON

Co-Chair

 

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI

Chair

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GREGG TAKAYAMA

Co-Chair

 

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DONNA MERCADO KIM

Co-Chair

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STACELYNN K. M. ELI

Co-Chair

 

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MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO

Co-Chair