STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1373

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.R. No. 14

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 14 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO MEET WITH INTERESTED PARTIES TO EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF ESTABLISHING A BOXING PILOT PROGRAM IN AT LEAST ONE OF HAWAII'S PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to determine if Hawaii's students will benefit from having a high school boxing program within the public high school system by requiring the Department of Education to meet with interested parties to examine the feasibility of establishing a boxing pilot program in at least one of Hawaii's public high schools.  

 

     The Hawaii State Boxing Commission, USA Boxing, Amateur Boxing of Hawaii, Kekoapono Boxing Club, and several concerned individuals supported this measure. The Department of Education provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by removing the requirement that the Department of Education report back to the Legislature.

 

     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.R. No. 14, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 14, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair