HB1879 HSCR45-02

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO.45-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: H.B. No. 1879

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1879 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve the conditions of Hawaii's public schools by appropriating funds to the Department of Education for classroom materials, building upkeep, and maintenance.

The Superintendent of Education, the Hawaii State Teachers Association, and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Accounting and General Services supported the intent of the measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1879 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair