STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1761

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  H.C.R. No. 237
                                        H.D. 1
                                        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.C.R. No. 237, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE APPOINTMENT OF A
     TEMPORARY ADVISORY COMMISSION TO RECOMMEND A NEW FINANCIAL
     STRUCTURE FOR LOWER EDUCATION THAT IS COORDINATED WITH
     EDUCATION GOALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Governor and
the Chairperson of the Board of Education to appoint a temporary
advisory commission to recommend a new finance structure for
lower education.

     Your Committee finds that this measure is necessary because
numerous state audits have noted that the Department of Education
has been unable to track actual spending as compared with
budgeted funds.  In addition, financial reports submitted to the
Legislature by the Department of Education are ambiguous and
difficult to analyze.

     Your Committee has amended this measure to:

     (1)  Include the Auditor as an ex-officio nonvoting member
          of the advisory commission; and

     (2)  Make technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the
          purpose of style and clarity.

 
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     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of
H.C.R. No. 237, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends its
adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 237, H.D. 1,
S.D. 1.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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