CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 127-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2667

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2667, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE MEDIUM EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the Department of Education (DOE) to establish and implement a Hawaiian language medium education program as a complete educational program or schooling experience provided to students in the medium of the Hawaiian language.

This bill also gives discretion to DOE to provide to the program:

(1) Facilities and transportation;

(2) Teachers and personnel; and

(3) Additional benefits for teachers, staff, and administrators, as well as credit for practical experience.

In recommending passage of this enabling legislation, your Committee on Conference acknowledges that implementation of its provisions is entirely dependent on subsequent submittal of a comprehensive plan by Hawaiian language medium education advocates that is approved by DOE and the Board of Education. Any funding requirements would be addressed in a subsequent legislative session.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by changing the effective date to upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2667, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2667, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Co-Chair

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EZRA KANOHO, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Co-Chair

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ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Co-Chair