STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1647-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2231

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2231 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO AFTER-SCHOOL PROGRAMS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to provide a standardized framework and funding for after-school programs in public middle and intermediate schools.  Specifically, this measure:

 

(1)  Statutorily establishes the Resources for Enrichment, Athletics, Culture, and Health (R.E.A.C.H.) Program within the Office of Youth Services;

 

(2)  Specifies the powers and duties of the Office of Youth Services with regard to the R.E.A.C.H. Program and requires an annual report to the Legislature on the implementation of programs and use of funds under the R.E.A.C.H. Program; and

 

(3)  Authorizes the Office of Youth Services to establish program requirements and fees to be assessed to each participant for the cost of administering and operating the R.E.A.C.H. Program.

 

     The State Public Charter School Commission, Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Department of Education, Office of Youth Services, Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Jarrett Middle School, President George Washington Middle School, Kapolei Middle School, Waikoloa Elementary and Middle School, Kalakaua Middle School, Family Programs Hawaii, Hawaii Medical Service Association, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network, and a few individuals provided testimony in support of the measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2030, to facilitate further discussion; and

 

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2231, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2231, H.D. 1.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair