CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 133-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2893

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. 2893, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A SCHOOL SUPPLY SUBSIDY PILOT PROGRAM,"

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 establish and appropriate funds for a one-year pilot program to subsidize the purchase of school supplies at schools composed entirely of students eligible for participation in Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the annual expense of purchasing student school supplies can reach thousands of dollars, which is beyond the financial means of many low-income families. Your Committee on Conference further finds that Title I, Part A, of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the Every Student Succeeds Act (Title I), provides federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and schools with high percentages of children from low-income families. Accordingly, this measure will help to ensure that the students who attend those schools receive the school supplies necessary for their academic year by establishing a subsidy program for their school supplies.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Exempting certain Department of Education expenditures, including those made pursuant to this measure, from certain procurement requirements and instead subject them to small purchase procurement requirements;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $806,800;

(3) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2022; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments 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. 2893, 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. 2893, 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	____________________________ MAILE S.L. SHIMABUKURO Co-Chair