STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1417

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 62

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 62 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING MEMBERS OF CONGRESS TO INCLUDE WAIVERS OR MAKE CHANGES TO NO CHILD LEFT BEHIND AND PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FUNDING THAT WILL ALLOW HAWAII TO USE THE LAW AS AN OPPORTUNITY TO IMPROVE EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request members of Congress to include waivers or make changes to the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB) and to provide sufficient funding to reach educational goals.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Teachers Association. The Department of Education supported the intent of this measure.

Your Committee finds that the federal government has not provided adequate funding to states to assist them in the implementation of NCLB. Your Committee finds that it is unreasonable to expect schools to foster higher academic standards and hold them accountable for results without an adequate investment to bring about such improvement. Your Committee finds that Congress should either amend NCLB or include waivers to help states comply with the law.

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 62 and recommends its adoption.

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

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair