CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 13

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1253

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1253, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to clarify the responsibilities of school community councils.

Your Committee on Conference finds that there exists some confusion as to how school community councils are to align their plans with the complex statutory requirements of the educational accountability system. This measure clarifies the councils' duties by requiring them to ensure that the school's academic and financial plans are consistent with the educational accountability system.

Upon further consideration, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by deleting the amendments made regarding a council's approval of a school's academic and financial plan.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1253, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1253, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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Roy Takumi, Chair

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Norman Sakamoto, Chair

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Gary L. Hooser, Co-Chair