STAND. COM. REP. NO.2024

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2206

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2206 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the Department of Education to utilize and hire attorneys other than the attorney general.

Your Committee received testimony in favor of this measure from the Hawaii Government Employees Association and the Department of Education. Testimony opposing this measure was received from the Attorney General and the State Librarian.

Your Committee finds that the current requirement of utilizing the Attorney General's office precludes timely advice and assistance for the Department. The Department deals with legal issues on a daily basis and this measure would serve to assist the Department in responding in an efficient and timely manner.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2206 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair