STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO.1397-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.C.R. No. 18

 

 

 

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 S.C.R. No. 18 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ADOPTING OUTCOME INDICATORS OF WELL-BEING FOR HAWAII'S CHILDREN AND FAMILIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to:

(1) Endorse the School and Community Profiles (SCP) created through collaboration between the Hawaii Performance Partnership Board (HPPB) and various federal, state, county, and community partners;

(2) Request HPPB and state agencies to work with the University of Hawaii Center on the Family to review and adjust SCP indicators as needed; and

(3) Encourage public and private agencies to measure progress toward SCP outcome indicators and to use the outcomes as a basis for policy and program development.

The Special Assistant to the Governor on Children and Families, Department of Human Services, University of Hawaii, Alu Like, Inc., Hawaii Medical Service Association, Good Beginnings Alliance, Hawaii Kids Count, HPPB, Native Hawaiian Early Childhood Consortium, and an individual submitted testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee finds that this measure will assist in bringing the government and community together in determining a common method of comparison and unified focus for progress in measuring children's outcomes. SCP standards provide an excellent means of benchmarking and providing direction for educational and community-based programs in a systematic manner with the goal of ensuring the health, safety, and personal success of children.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 18 and recommends its adoption.

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

 

		____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair