STAND. COM. REP. NO.  12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2009

 

RE:   H.B. No. 457

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs, to which was referred H.B. No. 457 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to assist students from military families transition from out-of-state schools to schools in Hawaii, by appropriating general revenues and federal impact aid funds to expand transition programs similar to the Radford High School transition program, to military-impacted schools in Hawaii, and hire necessary personnel.

 

     The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii supported this bill.

 

     The top quality of life concern of military families moving to Hawaii is school quality.  The highly successful Radford High School student transition program addresses this concern, and was the result of efforts steered by the Joint Venture Education Forum (JVEF), a chartered partnership between the state Department of Education and Hawaii's military commands and families.  The transition program was established with an annual appropriation of congressional defense funding tied to the JVEF, which funds may not be used to pay for salaries and wages.

 

     To encourage further discussion of this measure, your Committee has changed its effective date to July 1, 2112.  Technical, nonsubstantive amendments were also made for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 457, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 457, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Education.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization, Business, & Military Affairs,

 

 

 

 

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ANGUS L.K. MCKELVEY, Chair