STAND. COM. REP. NO. 786

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1389

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1389 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to expedite the repair and maintenance of Hawaii's public schools.

Specifically, this bill appropriates $500,000 in fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 to the Hawaii 3R's school repair and maintenance fund and $60,000 in fiscal years 2005-2006 and 2006-2007 for the Hawaii 3R's coordinator position.

Your Committee finds that Hawaii 3R's program, which is comprised of volunteer workers from the military, public schools, community organizations, and trade unions, have made significant contributions toward reducing the backlog of repair and maintenance projects in Hawaii's public schools. Since 2001, the Hawaii 3R's program has completed repair and maintenance projects at public schools that ordinarily would have been done exclusively with state funds and resources. Your Committee finds that the 3R's program is an extremely cost-effective program and deserves continued funding support.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing all appropriation amounts to unspecified amounts for the purpose of stimulating further discussion; and

(2) Making technical amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

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 S.B. No. 1389, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1389, S.D. 1.

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

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair