STAND. COM. REP. NO.1289

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.R. No. 151

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.R. No. 151 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD AND DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO REEVALUATE READING GOALS FOR STUDENTS IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND INCREASE SYSTEM ACCOUNTABILITY FOR ATTAINING THOSE GOALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this resolution is to request the Board of Education and the Department of Education (DOE) to reevaluate reading goals for students in public schools and increase system accountability for attaining those goals.

DOE submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Requesting the inclusion of business and community organizations in the fulfillment of reading goals; and

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

 

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 151, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 151, H.D. 1.

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

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KEN ITO, Chair