HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
H.C.R. NO. |
163 |
TWENTY-FIFTH LEGISLATURE, 2010 |
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STATE OF HAWAII |
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HOUSE CONCURRENT
RESOLUTION
Requesting a report on the feasibility of and steps that must be taken to effectuate transferring schools on military bases in hawaii to the Department of defense educational activity.
WHEREAS, more than 15,000 students in Hawaii public schools, or approximately eight per cent of the total student population, are children of military families; and
WHEREAS, the Hawaii Department of Education receives federal Impact Aid, which is intended to assist the school system in covering the increased expenditures due to the enrollment of federally connected students, including the children of military families; and
WHEREAS, the amount of Impact Aid received by the Department of Education is not sufficient to cover the costs of educating the children of military families in Hawaii; and
WHEREAS, Congress recently declared that military dependents may pay income taxes in their home state, which may reduce the amount of income taxes the State of Hawaii receives from military dependents and, in turn, may further reduce the amount of money available for public education; and
WHEREAS, there are a number of schools in Hawaii that are located on military bases; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Defense Education Activity operates schools for eligible family members of United States military personnel and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense; and
WHEREAS, through its Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools program, the Department of Defense Education Activity operates schools in seven states; and
WHEREAS, transferring the public schools located on military bases in Hawaii to the Department of Defense Education Activity may alleviate the financial burden placed on the Department of Education and on Hawaii taxpayers; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the House of Representatives of the Twenty-fifth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2010, the Senate concurring, that the Department of Education is requested to report on the feasibility of and steps that would need to be taken to effectuate transferring the public schools located on military bases to the Department of Defense Education Activity; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Department of Education is requested to submit any findings and recommendations to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2011; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to members of Hawaii's congressional delegation, the Governor, the Chairperson of the Board of Education, the Superintendent of Education, and the Commander, United States Pacific Command.
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Education; Schools on Military Bases