STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3051

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2893

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2893, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to establish and fund 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.

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

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee 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 further finds that a subsidy program targeted specifically to schools composed of students in low-income families will help to ensure that the students who attend those schools receive the school supplies necessary for their academic year.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2893, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair