STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1118-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: S.B. No. 2425

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2425, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to expedite funding to New Century Charter Schools (Charter Schools) by amending:

(1) The funding schedule of per pupil allocations to Charter Schools, from:

(a) Forty percent by August 1 to 50 percent by July 15 of each fiscal year; and

(b) Twenty percent to 10 percent by January 1 of each year;

and

(2) The date by which Charter Schools must submit a revised student enrollment to the Charter School Administrative Office for the 10 percent per pupil allocation, from December 1 to October 15 of each year.

 

The Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, Good Beginnings Alliance, Kualapu'u Elementary School, Waimea Middle School, and Ho'okako'o Corporation testified in support of this bill. The Charter School Administrative Office and Hawaii Charter Schools Network supported this measure, suggesting amendments. Halau Ku Mana New Century Public Charter School supported this bill with amendments. The Department of Education submitted comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2425, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair