STAND. COM. REP. NO. 115-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 1934

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1934 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for equipment, supplies, and transportation expenses for Department of Education (DOE) athletic programs.

The Hawaii State Teachers Association and an individual submitted testimony in support of this bill. DOE submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

Your Committee finds that athletic programs at Hawaii's public schools do not receive enough funding for critical parts of their operations. Without proper equipment and supplies, the safety of student athletes cannot be assured. Additionally, schools are forced to devote significant time and manpower to fundraising, rather than to improving the quality of their athletic program.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the appropriation amount to $1 to facilitate further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1934, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1934, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair