STAND. COM. REP. 3003

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 1908

H.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations and Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1908, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to set aside one dollar in federal impact aid for the establishment of a military liaison position within the Department of Education and to provide funding for the Joint Venture Education Forum.

Your Committees received testimony in support of the measure from the Department of Education, four Department of Education school principals, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Hawaii Business Roundtable.

A significant proportion of public school children in Hawaii are military dependents. Your Committees find that this position will strengthen and promote the growing partnership between the Hawaii military community and our public schools.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1908, H.D. 2, and recommend that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs, and Government Operations and Education,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair