STAND. COM. REP. NO.679-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 2849

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2849 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish high school career and technical education programs within the Department of Education (DOE).

Specifically, this bill appropriates $250,000 for fiscal year

2002-2003 for two full-time equivalent educational specialist positions, one full-time equivalent state resource teacher position, and one full-time equivalent secretary II position within DOE.

DOE testified in support of the intent of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the appropriation to $1 for the purpose of furthering discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2849, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2849, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair