STAND. COM. REP. NO.2223

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2035

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2035 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to statutorily establish the Hawaii State Student Council (HSSC).

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the Department of Education (DOE) and three members of the HSSC.

The HSSC was established by the Board of Education (BOE) in 1972 and provides students with leadership and community service opportunities. Council members provide a voice for students across the State and participate in activities such as Children's Youth Day, the State Student Conference, and student leadership workshops. The Council makes regular reports to the BOE and is mandated by the State Constitution to select a public high school student as a nonvoting member of the Board. The organization is funded by the DOE which also provides it with a staff advisor.

This measure proposes to statutorily establish the Council and requirements for its membership and governance. Your Committee finds that formally establishing the Council will not require additional funding or staffing and will ensure that public school students continue to have a voice in matters of student concern.

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 S.B. No. 2035 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair