CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.62

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 868

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 868, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"

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 bill is to clarify that the military representative to the Board of Education (BOE) shall act as a nonvoting member, and shall be seated alongside other members and participate fully in discussions other than those taking place during executive meetings.

Your Committee on Conference supports the effort to ensure that the military representative is allowed to fully participate in BOE meetings. However, as currently drafted, this bill establishes the military representative as a nonvoting member of the BOE, and is, therefore, in conflict with the State Constitution which prescribes the membership of the BOE.

Accordingly, your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Deleting the language that establishes the military representative as a nonvoting member of the BOE and restoring the original statutory language specifying that the military representative act as a liason to the BOE; and

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 868, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 868, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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KEN ITO, Co-Chair

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CAL KAWAMOTO, Co-Chair

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NESTOR R. GARCIA, Co-Chair