STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3305

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 284
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B.
No. 284, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish the Hawaii State
Student Council.

     Your Committee finds that secondary school students are more
and more getting involved in school governance issues, solutions
to student problems, and other issues that have wider societal
implications.  In order to facilitate these efforts, your
Committee feels that an entity such as a statewide student
council is both needed for and beneficial to students in grades
seven to twelve.  Informational exchanges among students from
different schools and a statewide perspective can only help the
educational efforts of the schools and the learning process of
its students.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No.
284, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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