STAND. COM. REP. NO. 627-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: H.B. No. 1876
                                     




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs, to which
was referred H.B. No. 1876 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT PROPOSING AN AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE X,
     SECTION 2, OF THE HAWAII CONSTITUTION, TO CHANGE THE
     COMPOSITION OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to amend the State Constitution
to add a nonvoting member to the State Board of Education who
will represent the military.

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the
United States Pacific Command, Hawaii Business Roundtable, and
the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii.  Testimony in opposition to
this measure was received from the State Board of Education.

     Your Committee finds that children of military families
comprise a sizable portion of all public school attendees in the
State.  It further finds that military representation on the
Board of Education is an effective and appropriate vehicle for
the military community to voice their concerns and vision
regarding education.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to
this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and
purpose of H.B. No. 1876 and recommends that it pass Third
Reading.

 
 
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                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Judiciary &
                                   Hawaiian Affairs,



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                                   ERIC G. HAMAKAWA, Chair