STAND. COM. REP. NO. 232-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2051
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No.
2051 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STUDENT CRIMESTOPPERS
     PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to continue funding for the
Student Crimestoppers Program (Program), which was approved by
the Honolulu Crimestoppers Board of Directors as a pilot program
in March 1997.  The Program was established to aid law
enforcement in reducing the crime rate in schools, on school
grounds, and in the neighboring communities.

     Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure
from the Honolulu Police Department, the District Superintendent
for Central Oahu School District, and many concerned individuals.
Testimony supporting the intent of this bill was received from
the Department of Education.

     Your Committee finds that continued funding of the Program
is a necessary action for the Legislature to take to maintain a
safe and secure environment in public schools across the State.  

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Inserting the sum of $1 for the appropriation for the
          purpose of continued discussion; and

 
 
 
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     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
          purpose of style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
2051, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2051, H.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair