STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1457

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.R. No. 126

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.R. No. 126 entitled:

 

"SENATE RESOLUTION STRONGLY URGING HAWAII'S CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION TO SEEK AND OBTAIN ADDITIONAL FEDERAL AID TO THE STATE OF HAWAI‘I FOR THE PROVISION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES TO MIGRANTS FROM THE COMPACT OF FREE ASSOCIATION NATIONS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is encourage federal funding for educational services to migrants from the Compact of Free Association nations.

 

     Your Committee finds that students from the Compact of Free Association nations frequently need specialized language services that require more resources than traditional public school students to supplement their education.  Your Committee also finds that additional federal support is necessary to meet the increasing costs and demand for educational services for migrant students from the Compact of Free Association nations.

 

     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 concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 126 and recommends its adoption.

 

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

 

 

 

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair