STAND. COM. REP. NO. 48

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1637

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1637 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to hire additional secondary teacher positions necessary to implement the Comprehensive School Alienation Program (CSAP).

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Honolulu District Ko Apopo Ohana Academy, and the High Core Program.

Your Committee finds that CSAP is a valuable program that provides a statewide secondary education prevention and early intervention program for students identified as at-risk of becoming alienated from school or completely dropping out before meeting the high school graduation requirements. CSAP provides appropriate instructional and counseling support services to assist students to overcome academic, social, emotional, and related difficulties. The additional positions that this measure will provide will assist CSAP in effectively delivering services to all students in need of assistance.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1637 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 and Military Affairs,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair