STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1829-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 198

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 198 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THAT THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPORT TO THE LEGISLATURE ON ITS COMPLIANCE WITH THE PATSY MINK EQUAL OPPORTUNITY IN EDUCATION ACT AND THE RESOLUTION AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE HAWAII STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION AND THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION OFFICE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS DATED DECEMBER 20, 2017,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to request the Hawaii State Department of Education report to the legislature on its compliance with the Patsy Mink Equal Opportunity in Education Act and the resolution agreement between the Hawaii State Department of Education and the United States Department of Education Office for civil rights dated December 20, 2017.

 

     The Department of Education, Hawaii State Commission on the Status of Women, Planned Parenthood, Hawaii State Teachers Association, LGBT Caucus of the Democratic Party, the Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Hawaii Women's Coalition, American Civil Liberties Union, and three individuals testified in support of this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 198 and recommends its adoption.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

 

 

 

 

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Chair