STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1813-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2051

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2051, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to allow public schools and their support programs to engage in commercial enterprises related to education by authorizing:

 

     (1)  Individual Department of Education (DOE) schools or career pathways, academies, or programs operated within these schools to engage in commercial enterprises that are related to the primary educational purposes of the school, career pathway, academy, or program; and

 

     (2)  The DOE to adopt rules pursuant to Chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, regarding commercial enterprises as provided in this measure.

 

     The DOE and several individuals testified in support of this measure.  

 

     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 S.B. No. 2051, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair