STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3143

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.C.R. No. 106
                                        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.C.R. No. 106 entitled:

     "SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE HAWAII STATE
     PUBLIC LIBRARY SYSTEM TO COOPERATE AND FACILITATE THE
     ESTABLISHMENT OF A PROGRAM OF VOLUNTEER STARTER LIBRARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii State
Public Library System to cooperate and facilitate establishing a
program of volunteer starter libraries.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from four
individuals.  Testimony in opposition to the measure was received
from the Hawaii State Public Library System.

     Your Committee finds that because public libraries are not
available throughout the State, many communities are underserved
and lack access to the range of public information and public
services offered by public libraries, including storytelling,
reader services, and access to the Internet.

     Although your Committee agrees that a starter library
program will be beneficial for the State, especially for
underserved communities, your Committee believes that a
feasibility study should be conducted before implementing a
program of starter libraries.

     Your Committee amended this measure by:

 
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     (1)  Changing the title and the resolved paragraphs to
          request the Board of Education to conduct a study on
          the feasibility of establishing a program of starter
          libraries;

     (2)  Requesting the Board to submit a report of its findings
          and recommendations to the Legislature before the
          convening of the Regular Session of 2001.

     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
S.C.R. No. 106, as amended herein, and recommends that it be
referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached
hereto as S.C.R. No. 106, S.D. 1.

                                   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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