STAND. COM. REP. NO.1496

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.C.R. No. 146

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 146 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE FORMATION OF A LONG-RANGE PLAN TO ADDRESS THE FUTURE OF PUBLIC AND SCHOOL LIBRARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the formation of a strategic plan to address the future of public and school libraries.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Hawaii State Public Library System and the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that there are one dozen public and school libraries that are colocated within the same facility, and thereby serving not only public school students but the surrounding community. Your Committee further finds that there have been preliminary discussions regarding the separation of these colocated facilities, which will require community input and dialogue to ensure that all constituents needs are met and that sufficient resources are available to meet these needs.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the title to request the development of a strategic plan, to match the body of the measure; and

(2) Inserting an additional BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED clause requesting that as part of the development of the plan, there be included a process for soliciting and receiving community input about any adverse impacts of the proposed separation, and discussion of measures to remedy such impacts during the transition period.

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 S.C.R. No. 146, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.C.R. No. 146, S.D. 1.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair