STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2473

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2470
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2470 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to replace the term
"vocational" with the phrase "career and technical" in chapter
305A, Hawaii Revised Statutes, and in related references.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Education and University of Hawai'i.

     Your Committee finds that under the current law, the term
"vocational education" is used to mean hands-on training for a
specific skill or occupation.  With the shift to a technology-
based economy, this term no longer reflects the academic rigor
and technical skills needed to gain high skill, high wage jobs.

     Your Committee agrees that changing "vocational education"
to "career and technical education" accurately reflects the
knowledge and skill sets Hawaii students must attain to be viable
players in our current workforce.  Additionally, this change is
consistent with a national movement name change and will reflect
Hawaii's school-to-work initiative while also encompassing
vocational education.

     Your Committee amended the measure to reflect proper
legislative drafting methods.

 
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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 is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2470, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2470,
S.D. 1, and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

                                   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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