STAND. COM. REP. NO. 191-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2388
                                     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.
2388 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to extend the Department of
Education's zero tolerance policy toward dangerous weapons,
switchblade knives, intoxicating liquor, and illicit drugs to
include department supervised activities on or off school
property.

     In addition, this bill prohibits the sale and use of
dangerous weapons and switchblade knives, and the sale,
consumption, and use of intoxicating liquor and illicit drugs, at
department supervised activities on or off school property.  This
bill also extends the department's zero tolerance policy to
activities that occur on school premises and during the school
day, as opposed to only while a child is attending school.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this bill
from the Department of Education and the Hawaii State Teachers
Association, both of whom noted the need to extend the
department's zero tolerance policy to supervised events that take
place outside of school hours and off of school grounds.


 
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     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Clarifying that the Department of Education:

          (A)  Is required to adopt rules to implement the new
               zero tolerance policy described in section 302A-
               1134.5(a), Hawaii Revised Statutes; and

          (B)  May exclude students from attending school for up
               to ninety-two school days pending the adoption of
               rules to implement the new zero tolerance policy;

     (2)  Clarifying that disciplinary proceedings for the
          Department of Education under section 302A-1134.5(a),
          Hawaii Revised Statutes, are not subject to the thirty-
          day notice requirement of "section 91-9.5", Hawaii
          Revised Statutes, as opposed to "section 91-3", Hawaii
          Revised Statutes; and

     (3)  Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of
          clarity, consistency, and 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.
2388, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2388, H.D. 1, and
be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.

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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair

 
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