STAND. COM. REP. NO. 578-10
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2010
RE: H.B. No. 2267
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fifth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2010
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2267 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of Education (DOE) to distribute to charter schools on an equitable basis, federal grant or subsidy moneys received by DOE, when charter school enrollment numbers have been used to secure the funding.
The Hawaii Technology Academy and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill. DOE, the Hawaii Charter School Administrative Office, Waimea Middle Public Conversion Charter School, Hawaii Charter Schools Network, and Kanu o ka Aina Learning Ohana provided comments.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2267, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2267, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair |
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