STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1215

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2019

 

RE:   H.B. No. 413

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 413, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION INNOVATION GRANTS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to:

 

     (1)  Establish the Education Innovation Grants Program (Program) and the Education Innovation Grants Special Fund (Special Fund) to support school-level innovation;

 

     (2)  Authorize the Board of Education to adopt guiding principles and measures of success for the Program;

 

     (3)  Require the Department of Education to implement the Program and award grants to Department schools and programs; and

 

     (4)  Appropriate funds to be deposited into the Special Fund for the Program.

 

     The Board of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Democratic Party of Hawaii Education Caucus, and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of the measure.  The Department of Education and Department of Budget and Finance provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Changing the amounts appropriated to unspecified amounts; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 413, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 413, H.D. 2.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair