STAND. COM. REP. NO. 9

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 9

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns, to which was referred H.B. No. 9 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to effectively prepare Hawaii's public school students for the Twenty-first Century by:

(1) Requiring the Department of Education (DOE) to:

(a) Expand the E-academy concept to all public high schools in the State;

(b) Establish E-academies in selected public elementary schools, middle schools, and new century charter schools in each departmental school district;

(c) Develop new challenging and grade-appropriate school courses in math, science, and technology content areas and include the new courses in the authorized course code and number guide; and

(d) Provide an innovative training program for E-academy teachers and conduct ongoing instructional assessment activities;

and

(2) Appropriate funds to expand the E-academy concept to all public high schools in the State, and establish E-academies in selected public elementary schools, middle schools, and new century charter schools in each departmental school district.

The Lieutenant Governor and an individual testified in support of the bill. DOE testified in support of the intent of the bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Specifying that DOE is to expand the E-academy concept to selected public high schools in the State, rather than to all public high schools in the State;

(2) Making the appropriation apply to the expansion of the E-academy concept to selected public high schools, rather than to all public high schools; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 9, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 9, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Education.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Development and Business Concerns,

 

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LEI AHU ISA, Chair