STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 2036-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: S.C.R. No. 13
S.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 13, S.D. 1, entitled:
"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION TO CONVENE A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAMS IN HAWAII'S PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND TO ESTABLISH AN AFTERSCHOOL PROGRAM ADVISORY COUNCIL,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose of this measure is to
request the Department of Education (DOE) to:
(1) Convene a working
group to review afterschool programs in Hawaii's public schools;
(2) Establish an
Afterschool Program Advisory Council within DOE's Community Engagement Office
to support the work of the working group's findings and recommendations; and
(3) On behalf of the working group, submit the working group's findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the 2019 Regular Session.
The DOE, Hawaii Youth Services Network, Hui for Excellence in Education, Hawai‘i Afterschool Alliance, Boys & Girls Club of Hawaii, Pioneering Healthier Communities of Honolulu, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and several individuals supported this measure.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 13, S.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair |
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