CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REPORT NO. 6

                            Honolulu, Hawaii
                                            , 1999

                            RE:   S.B. No. 1307
                                  S.D. 1
                                  H.D. 1
                                  C.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the
Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives
in S.B. No. 1307, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:  

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL PERFORMANCE," 

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 measure is to promote accountability in
the public school system by requiring the Department of Education
to establish a comprehensive system of educational accountability
to motivate and support the improved performance of students and
the education system.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by amending the
Senate version to add language from the House version which:

     (1)  Includes the specifics of the design of the
          accountability system, fiscal requirements, and
          legislative actions needed in the required report; and

 
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     (2)  Directs the report to be submitted to the Board of
          Education, in addition to the Legislature and the
          Governor.

     Your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent
and purpose of S.B. No. 1307, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein,
and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached
hereto as S.B. No. 1307, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted,

MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE        MANAGERS ON THE PART OF THE
            HOUSE                             SENATE
                                   
                                   
                                   
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KEN ITO, Co-Chair                  DAVID Y. IGE, Chair
                                   
                                   
                                   
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LEI AHU ISA, Co-Chair              NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Member
                                   
                                   
                                   
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DAVID MORIHARA, Member             SAM SLOM, Member



______________________________
DAVID D. STEGMAIER, Member



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K. MARK TAKAI, Member



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BERTHA F.K. LEONG, Member


 
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