STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1510

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1605

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1605, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate general funds to the Department of Education to coordinate public school repair and maintenance projects with Hawaii 3R's.

Specifically, this measure transfers general funds to the Hawaii 3R's school repair and maintenance fund and appropriates general funds for a Hawaii 3R's coordinator position.

Your Committee finds that Hawaii 3R's is a nonprofit organization that assists the Department of Education with repair and maintenance projects at the public schools. Your Committee further finds that Hawaii 3R's continues to need state funds for projects at public schools that do not qualify for federal funds.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriation figures to unspecified amounts. Your Committee has also amended this measure by making technical nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1605, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1605, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair