STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2996

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2040
                                        H.D. 1
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2040, 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 make an appropriation for
the Department of Education's (DOE) safety risk management
alliance pilot program (program).

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure
from the DOE, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and two private
individuals.  Informational testimony was presented by the Hawaii
Youth Services Network.

     The program will assist secondary schools by more
effectively addressing school safety concerns from a law
enforcement perspective, thereby allowing principals to
concentrate on implementing standards-based education.  In order
to improve academic achievement, students must first feel safe in
school.

     The program requires each participating high school to have
a professional security officer, acting as a school safety
manager, on campus to be directly in charge of security
attendants.


 
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     Your Committee has amended this measure by increasing the
appropriation amount to $2.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2040, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as
H.B. No. 2040, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee
on Ways and Means.

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



                                   ______________________________
                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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