CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 130-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2184

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. 2184, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DIGITAL LEARNING,"

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) Establish a Digital Learning Center within the Department of Education; and

(2) Appropriate funds for staffing and programmatic expenses for the Digital Learning Center.

Your Committee on Conference finds that digital learning is a critical component of education today. Your Committee on Conference further finds that digital learning can promote the equitable delivery of high-quality educational offerings to students. Accordingly, this measure will help improve the quality and delivery of digital learning services for students statewide by establishing and funding a digital learning center within the Department of Education.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $7,099,062.57;

(2) Clarifying the allowable uses of the appropriated funds; and

(3) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

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. 2184, 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. 2184, 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	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair
____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair	____________________________ BENNETTE MISALUCHA Co-Chair