THE SENATE

S.R. NO.

150

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2019

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

SENATE RESOLUTION

 

 

Urging the department of Education to adopt the use of electronic transcripts.

 

 


     WHEREAS, each public school is tasked with keeping students' education records, or transcripts; and

 

     WHEREAS, transcripts help schools, students, and families track students' progress in school; and

 

     WHEREAS, transcripts are also important documents for opportunities after high school, such as college admission, scholarship eligibility, and employment; and

 

     WHEREAS, it is important that these documents are safe and that the upkeep of these documents incorporate the advantages of technology in today's digital world to improve student satisfaction, achieve operational process efficiencies, and provide cost savings; now, therefore,

 

     BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirtieth Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2019, that the Department of Education is urged to adopt the use of electronic transcripts; and

 

     BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Resolution be transmitted to the Chair of the Board of Education and Superintendent of Education.

 

 

 

 

OFFERED BY:

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Report Title: 

Department of Education; Electronic Transcripts