STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1040

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1523

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1523, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the fiscal biennium 2019-2021 operating budget of the Department of Education and certain programs of the Department of Accounting and General Services under the purview of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Lower and Higher Education.

 

     The Department of Accounting and General Services, State Public Charter School Commission, Executive Office on Early Learning, Early Learning Board, Hawaii State Public Library System, Special Education Advisory Council, and Hui for Excellence in Education testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Education provided comments on 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 H.B. No. 1523, 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