STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1241-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2817

S.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2817, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION ANNUAL REPORT REQUIREMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal certain annual reporting requirements of the Department of Education.

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

Your Committee finds that certain reporting requirements for the Department of Education are no longer necessary. Your Committee further finds that this measure will reduce the reporting requirements for the Department of Education, which will allow Department staff and resources to be put toward other priorities.

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. 2817, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair