STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1426

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.R. No. 47

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education and Military Affairs, to which was referred S.R. No. 47 entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO IMPLEMENT PEER EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN ALL PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the implementation of peer education in all public secondary schools.

Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and Hawaii Youth Services Network.

Your Committee finds that the Department of Education is currently piloting peer education programs in fifteen secondary schools and will be expanding to include seven new schools. Through these programs, students provide valuable information to their peers on critical issues in an accessible manner. Students from participating high schools have also made presentations at other public schools on important topics including campus violence, substance abuse, ethnic diversity, and self-esteem.

Your Committee believes that this is a positive program that should be encouraged at all high schools. Accordingly, your Committee has amended this measure by making technical amendments regarding the number of schools participating in the peer education programs.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education and Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 47, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as S.R. No. 47, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education and Military Affairs,

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair