CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.103

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 11

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 11, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to create an Educational Research and Development Revolving Fund (Revolving Fund) within the Department of Education (DOE).

Your Committee on Conference finds that the Revolving Fund will allow DOE to collect revenues generated by commercial ventures. The Revolving Fund will then be used to research and develop various innovative programs, products, and services. This bill will encourage entrepreneurship and increased fiscal autonomy for DOE, while helping to develop better educational tools and services.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by authorizing the expenditure of $1,000,000 from the Revolving Fund for each year of fiscal biennium 2001-2003.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 11, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 11, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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BERTHA C. KAWAKAMI, Co-Chair