CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 173

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

 

RE:    S.B. No. 688

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and 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. 688, S.D. 2, 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 appropriate funds for the development and initiation of plans by the Hawaii P-20 Initiative Council for education in Hawaii for the coming century.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that planning for education in the new century is a complicated mission that must take into account early childhood, primary, secondary, and post-secondary education, as well as career and workforce training.  The establishment of a clear vision and a plan for achieving that vision is necessary for the success of the educational system in the State.  The Hawaii P-20 Initiative is a consortium of public and private educators, governmental officials, including representatives from the University of Hawaii and the Department of Education, and community leaders who work together to improve academic achievement in the State.  The Hawaii P-20 Initiative Council is the appropriate body to develop and initiate plans for education in Hawaii for the new century by ensuring that we produce responsible and productive citizens from an education system that contemplates a comprehensive vision that promotes lifelong learning from early childhood education to career and workforce preparation.

 

     Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $50,000 for each year of the fiscal biennium 2007-2009 for the Hawaii P-20 Initiative to develop and initiate plans for education in Hawaii in the twenty-first century; and

 

     (2)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2007.

 

     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. 688, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 688, S.D. 2, 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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JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair

 

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair

 

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ROSALYN H. BAKER, Co-Chair

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MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair