STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1424

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.C.R. No. 88

H.D. 1

 

 

 

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. 88 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING A STUDY OF GAY, LESBIAN, BISEXUAL, AND TRANSGENDER YOUTH OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to request a study of the demographics and needs of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender youth of Hawaii.

The Department of Education, Hawaii Civil Rights Commission, Gay and Lesbian Education and Advocacy Foundation, Lambda Aloha, Civil Unions-Civil Rights Movement, Hale Opio Kauai, Inc., Hawaii Safe Schools Coalition, Social Justice Council of the First Unitarian Church, and several concerned citizens supported this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Expanding the list of groups conducting the study to include other relevant departments and community groups; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

 

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. 88, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 88, H.D. 1.

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

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair