STAND. COM. REP. NO. 233-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2282
                                     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.
2282 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is by reducing the student-teacher
ratio in kindergarten through fourth grade to twenty students to
one teacher over a period of three years to enhance learning
opportunities. 

     The Hawaii State Teachers Association submitted testimony in
support of this bill.  The Department of Education submitted
testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

     Your Committee finds that the reduction of class size has
been demonstrated to be a considerable educational benefit
because it provides students with individualized attention to
improve learning.
 
     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the
appropriation amount to $1 for the purpose of continued
discussion.

     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.
2282, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second

 
 
 
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Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2282, 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