STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1877

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   S.C.R. No. 146

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 146 entitled:

 

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII P-20 PARTNERSHIPS FOR EDUCATION TO CONVENE THE APPROPRIATE AGENCIES TO EXAMINE CURRENT AND EMERGING PROGRAMS SEEKING TO TRACK STUDENT PROGRESS AND DEVELOP A LONGITUDINAL DATA SYSTEM FOR STUDENTS BEGINNING IN EARLY CHILDHOOD PROGRAMS TO GRADE TWELVE, AND BEYOND TO HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE WORKFORCE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii P-20 Partnerships for Education to:

 

     (1)  Convene the appropriate agencies to examine current and
          emerging programs seeking to track student progress and
          develop a longitudinal data system for students
          beginning in early childhood programs to grade twelve,
          and beyond to higher education and the workforce;

 

     (2)  Establish a data sharing agreement to support a
          longitudinal data system and to meet requirements of the
          American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; and

 

     (3)  Report its findings and recommendations to the 2011
          Legislature, including the status of a state
          longitudinal data system, and a timeline and resources
          needed to develop, implement, maintain, and use a state
          longitudinal data system.

 

     The Department of Education, Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, Hawaii P-20, University of Hawaii System, and the Hawaii Business Roundtable testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 146 and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair