STAND. COM. REP. 215

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 632

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 632 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY COMMUNITY LEARNING CENTERS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the continued or expanded operation of Twenty-first Century Learning Centers (Learning Centers).

The Department of Education submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that Learning Centers promote opportunities for academic enrichment through tutorials in core academic subjects, as well as offering students an array of additional services, programs, and activities including youth development and violence prevention programs. The Learning Centers also support the families of students by providing literacy and other valuable programs.

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

 

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

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair