CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 161-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3305

H.D. 2

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. 3305, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

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 require all public charter schools that exclusively offer prekindergarten programs to adhere to the public charter school law, with certain exceptions.

Your Committee on Conference finds that prekindergarten-only public charter school programs provide the State's youngest keiki with critical educational opportunities. This measure will expand access to early learning programs while ensuring institutional adherence to applicable statutory requirements.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Making it effective upon its approval; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment 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. 3305, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3305, H.D. 2, 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
____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair
____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair