STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1125

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 389
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.B. No. 389 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to provide additional funds
to the Department of Education to extend the benefits of the
Learn and Serve Hawaii program to more island students.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the
Department of Education and the Hawaii State Parent, Teacher, and
Student Association.  

     Your Committee finds that the Learn and Serve Hawaii program
provides a real-life context for experiential, purposeful, hands-
on learning by involving students in community or school service
projects.  This program benefits both the students in teaching
them many life and learning skills, and the community as the
students develop an increased sense of ownership and pride as
they undertake projects which make their communities better
places to live and work.

     Your Committee finds that some schools do not have a clear
direction as to how to implement a technology plan.  Therefore,
there is a need for the Department of Education to increase
efforts to ensure all schools are routinely informed of current
available technology and assist them in increasing use of
technology in the classroom.

 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure to fill in the blank
dollar appropriation with $1 for the purpose of further
discussion in the Committee on Ways and Means.

     Your Committee has further amended this measure to add the
contents of H.B. No. 403, H.D. 1, with amendments to clarify the
bill.  This amendment provides tax credits for the purchase or
lease of a laptop computer to be used by an eligible student for
educational purposes.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 389, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 389,
S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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