CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 145-22

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2022

 

RE:    S.B. No. 3091

       S.D. 2

       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. 3091, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO OPTIONS FOR STUDENTS IN DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SCHOOLS,"

 

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)  Include commercial enterprises in profit-making operations that students may engage in at schools;

 

     (2)  Clarify that profits from agricultural, industrial, and commercial enterprise pursuits can be used to support the agricultural, industrial, and commercial enterprise pursuit programs directly; and

 

     (3)  Allow students to receive school credit in addition to, or in lieu of, any net profits when engaging in profit-making operations.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that there is an absence of clarity and consistency regarding the allowable parameters of commercial enterprise activities in public schools.  This, in turn, limits students' opportunities to engage in real-world, hands-on experiences.  Accordingly, this measure promotes workforce readiness by clarifying the law pertaining to commercial enterprise activities in public schools.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

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

 

     (2)  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. 3091, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3091, S.D. 2, 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

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI

Co-Chair