STAND. COM. REP. 62

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 633

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 633 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE IMMERSION PROGRAM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Establish the Hawaiian Language Immersion Program (Program);

(2) Place the Program under the control of the Department of Education (DOE) and allow DOE to provide certain additional benefits for Program teachers; and

(3) Appropriate funds to the Program.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs and Hawaiian Political Action Council of Hawaii testified in support of this measure. DOE supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure will provide statutory support and resources that the Program requires.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 633 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Education.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Water, Land Use, and Hawaiian Affairs,

 

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EZRA R. KANOHO, Chair