STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2860

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 283
                                        H.D. 2




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. 283, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to propose an amendment to
the State Constitution to change the status of the nonvoting
public high school student member on the Board of Education to
that of a voting member, except that the student member will not
be allowed to vote on personnel matters.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Hawaii State Student Council, Roosevelt High School Parent,
Teacher, Student Association, and four individuals.   Testimony
in opposition to the measure was received from the Board of
Education.

     Your Committee agrees that because students are products of
Hawaii's public schools and are direct consumers of decisions
made by the Board, the high school student member of the Board of
Education should be allowed to vote on non-personnel matters.

     Your Committee notes that concerns were raised regarding the
eligibility of a student member of the Board to vote on Board
issues, when the student is not a Hawaii resident or a U.S.
citizen, but believes that concerns would be addressed more
appropriately by the Committee on Judiciary.


 
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     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. 283, H.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second
Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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