STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 950-20
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2020
RE: H.B. No. 2203
H.D. 1
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2203, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Require the Board of Education and Legislature to review exclusionary discipline data;
(2) Require the Board of Education to publish data on the use of all exclusionary discipline, aggregated by student subgroup; and
(3) Require the Superintendent of Education to review the exclusionary discipline data collected, determine whether the discipline imposed has a disproportionate impact on certain students, and, if so, require appropriate responses to address the disparities.
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. 2203, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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