STAND. COM. REP. NO. 228-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 2339
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No.
2339 entitled:

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to exempt the acquisition of
school facilities by leases from the law relating to the
management of financing agreements.

     The bill also requires the Department of Education to enter
into a lease agreement with the Maui Research and Technology Park
or the Haleakala Ranch Company, or both, for the acquisition of
Kihei charter public high school.

     Your Committee finds that innovative ways to address the
public education issue are needed, and this is one way that new
kinds of educational approaches can be taken by a community that
needs a new school.  This bill allows this issue and proposed
solution to be discussed by interested individuals and groups.

     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.
2339 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Finance.


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



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                                   KEN ITO, Chair

 
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