STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3403

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    H.B. No. 1745

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1745, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to make various amendments to the public charter schools law, including among other things, authorizing the State Public Charter School Commission to assess fees on non-state entities and individuals to offset its operating costs.

 

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the State Public Charter School Commission and the Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network.  Written comments in opposition to this measure were received from one individual.

 

     Your Committee finds that this measure is necessary to further strengthen the public charter schools in the State so that they may continue to provide quality education for their students.  Your Committee believes that the provisions in this measure will improve charter schools' governance and financial management.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

(1)  Clarifying the composition of charter school governing boards; and

 

(2)  Correcting certain terms and cross-references.

 

     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 H.B. No. 1745, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1745, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

 

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

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair