STAND. COM. REP. NO.1283

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: S.R. No. 38

 

 

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.R. No. 38 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO ESTABLISH PROCEDURES AND GUIDELINES BY WHICH HOME-SCHOOLED STUDENTS ARE ABLE TO PARTICIPATE IN EXTRACURRICULAR AND CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES AT PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow home-schooled students to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities of the public school to which the home-schooled students would otherwise be assigned.

The Department of Education submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Hawaii State Teachers Association submitted comments on the measure.

Your Committee finds that extracurricular and co-curricular activities, such as interscholastic sports, academic teams, and clubs, are an integral component in the development of social and intellectual skills necessary to become well-rounded students. Your Committee also finds that students who are home-schooled lack the opportunity to participate in such extracurricular and co-curricular activities. Therefore, procedures and guidelines must be established in order to allow home-schooled students the opportunity to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular activities. Thus, the State will be enabled to fulfill its responsibility of providing all of Hawaii's students the opportunity for a well-rounded education.

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.R. No. 38 and recommends its adoption.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair