STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1183
Honolulu, Hawaii
RE: S.R. No. 64
Honorable Donna Mercado Kim
President of the Senate
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Madam:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.R. No. 64 entitled:
"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION TO TELEVISE OR MAKE AVAILABLE ONLINE ITS MEETINGS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose and intent of this measure is to request the Board of Education to televise or otherwise make available online its meetings.
Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii State Teachers Association, League of Women Voters, and three individuals.
Your Committee finds that despite being open to the public, many members of the public are unable to attend Board of Education meetings due to geography or employment commitments. It is appropriate to televise or otherwise provide access to video of Board meetings. Such access would result in a more informed populace, and may encourage more members of the community to provide testimony to the Board. Greater public involvement may also lead to more informed policy decisions, and an increased sense of connection among the Board, communities, and schools.
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.R. No. 64 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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________________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair |
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