CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 215-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 2980

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2980, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The original purpose of this measure was to appropriate funds to increase the number of public high schools participating in the Construction Academy training program, which allows high school students to take classes in various construction trades and earn credit towards an associate degree at an affiliated community college.

Your Committee on Conference finds that the construction academy model represents a unique educational approach and a paradigm shift in content delivery, and provides an educational continuum whereby the community colleges and the Department of Education closely partner with each other to teach dual credit courses in the high schools. Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure to codify the Construction Academy into statute by establishing it in a new part to be added to chapter 305 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes; and to require the Office of the Vice President for Community Colleges to report to the Legislature annually on the status of the program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2980, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2980, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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KIRK CALDWELL, Co-Chair

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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TOMMY WATERS, Co-Chair

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CLAYTON HEE, Co-Chair

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ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair