STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1926

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 156

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 156, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require the Board of Education to:

(1) Hold no less than six community forums annually, with at least one community forum in each county;

(2) Include an open forum for public comments on non-agenda items; and

(3) Report to the Legislature on implementing the open forums.

Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Board of Education.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 156, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair