CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 106-16

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2016

 

RE:    H.B. No. 2267

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2267, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY IN SCHOOLS,"

 

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 purpose of this measure is to support digital learning and the use of technology in public schools by:

 

     (1)  Authorizing the expenditure of moneys allocated for printed curricular materials for the purchase of digital formats of the curricular materials;

 

     (2)  Defining "curricular materials" to include instructional material in both printed and digital formats and replacing references to "school textbooks, instructional materials, library books, equipment, or supplies" with references to "curricular materials";

     (3)  Appropriating funds for digital devices for use in Department of Education school classrooms; and

 

     (4)  Appropriating funds for the professional development of educators.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Removing the appropriations for:

 

          (A)  Digital devices for use in Department of Education school classrooms; and

 

          (B)  The professional development of educators;

 

     (2)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

 

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity and consistency.

 

     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 H.B. No. 2267, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2267, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair

 

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TAKASHI OHNO, Co-Chair

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GLENN WAKAI, Co-Chair

 

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AARON LING JOHANSON, Co-Chair