CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 186-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3092

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

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. 3092, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION FOR CHARTER 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 make an emergency appropriation to the Department of Education for charter school operations.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Department of Education has a statutory mandate to provide proportional funding to charter schools commensurate with the respective school's student enrollment. This measure provides critical funding to support the operations and educational opportunities for students at Hawaii's public charter schools.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an appropriation amount of $6,600,000 for fiscal year 2023-2024 for the Department of Education to provide funding for charter schools;

(2) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(3) 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. 3092, 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. 3092, 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
____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Co-Chair