STAND. COM. REP. NO.278

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 1027

H.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1027 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a Community-based Youth Leadership Demonstration Project for the Kau and Puna communities that enables students to have an opportunity to participate in the formulation of activity programs. Specifically, this bill will:

(1) Expand the variety of after-school programs;

(2) Create transportation alternatives so that more students may participate;

(3) Expand peer education; and

(4) Expand opportunities for teachers to counsel students.

The Representative from the 4th district submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Department of Education supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee finds that a Community-based Youth Leadership Demonstration Project in Kau and Puna would be in the public interest as it would allow teachers and students to form beneficial and lasting partnerships with others in their communities.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the appropriation amounts to $1 to facilitate further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purpose of style.

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. 1027, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1027, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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KEN ITO, Chair