STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1757
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2011
RE: S.C.R. No. 145
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2011
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 145 entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION AND THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO COLLABORATE WITH PARENT ORGANIZATIONS TO DEVELOP STATEWIDE POLICIES FOR FAMILY ENGAGEMENT FOR HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to encourage policies that support student achievement by requesting the Board of Education and Department of Education (DOE) to collaborate with parent organizations to develop policies for family engagement in public schools, and to report its findings and recommendations for legislation to the Legislature.
DOE, Hawaii Education Matters, and Hui for Excellence in Education supported this measure. A concerned individual supported this measure with amendments.
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 S.C.R. No. 145 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair |
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