STAND. COM. REP. NO. 397________

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.B. No. 522
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Labor and Public Employment, to which was
referred H.B. No. 522 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SCHOOL-TO-WORK
     OPPORTUNITIES PILOT PROJECT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Transfer the administration and supervision of the
          School-to-Work Opportunities pilot project from the
          Hawaii School-to-Work Opportunities Executive Council
          (Executive Council) to the Department of Education
          (DOE); and

     (2)  Make the Executive Council an advisory board to the
          Board of Education.

     DOE and the Executive Council testified that, while they
supported the intent of the bill, they also had concerns about
the details.  The Department of Labor and Industrial Relations
testified that they, too, supported the intent of the bill, but
disagreed with changing the Executive Council to an advisory
body.  The University of Hawaii and the Chamber of Commerce of
Hawaii submitted comments on the bill.


 
 
 
 
 
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     Your Committee finds that the School-to-Work Opportunities
pilot project has provided a needed service to our community by
preparing students for productive employment, diversifying their
learning, and promoting responsible citizenship.  In addition,
the program has been vital in partnering businesses with
educators for the creation of internships, mentoring ventures,
and other opportunities for Hawaii's youth to gain the practical
experience that will enable them to become productive members of
our labor force.

     Your Committee has amended the bill by making technical,
nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of style and clarity.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Labor and Public Employment that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 522, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 522, H.D.
1, and be referred to the Committee on Education.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Labor and Public
                                   Employment,



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                                   TERRY NUI YOSHINAGA, Chair