CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.9

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: S.B. No. 865

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 865, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL-TO-WORK,"

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 measure is to:

(1) Amend the powers of School To Work Executive Council; and

(2) Administratively place the council within the Department of Education.

Your Committee has amended the measure by clarifying the powers of council to include approving expenditure plans and award grants or contracts from moneys secured through the school-to-work council/office to districts/local school/business partnerships, and that approval of expenditure plans and awarding of grants or contracts will be consistent with Department of Education policy.

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 S.B. No. 865, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 865, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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KEN ITO, Chair

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair

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BOB NAKATA, Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair