STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3617
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.C.R. No. 149
S.D. 1
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirty-Second State Legislature
Regular Session of 2024
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 149 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE STATE FOUNDATION ON CULTURE AND THE ARTS TO CONVENE A TASK FORCE TO RESEARCH AND DEVELOP A PLAN TO IMPLEMENT CHESS AS A COMPETITIVE SPORT IN THE STATE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to urge the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts to convene a task force to research and develop a plan to implement chess as a competitive sport.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.
Your Committee received comments on this measure from the State Foundation on Culture and the Arts.
Your Committee finds that the global chess industry is estimated to be valued at more than $2,110,000,000, and is expected to continue expanding its financial profitability. Your Committee further finds that beyond entertainment, chess can supplement traditional classroom education by promoting logical thinking, instilling a sense of self-confidence, and improving communication and pattern recognition skills. Your Committee concludes that the State can support mental health and education throughout the State by encouraging the development of a plan to implement chess as a competitive sport.
Your
Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Urging the task force to research and develop a plan to expand access to chess as a competitive sport;
(2) Urging
the Department of Education to collaborate with Hawaii chess organizations to
expand access to chess in public schools as a learning, development, and
collaboration tool;
(3) Amending
its title in accordance with its amended purpose; and
(4) Making
technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and
consistency.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 149, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 149, S.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Transportation and Culture and the Arts,
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