STAND. COM. REP. NO.  726

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1524

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Lower & Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1524 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION BUDGET,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to adjust the operating budget for Department of Education programs for fiscal year 2019-2020 and 2020-2021

 

     The Department of Education and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2055, to promote further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Lower & Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1524, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1524, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Lower & Higher Education,

 

 

 

 

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair