STAND

 

STAND. COM. REP. NO.3505

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.R. No. 96

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.R. No. 96, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE TIMELY PROCESSING OF EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES PROJECTS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW SCHOOL CONSTRUCTION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Department of Budget and Finance to enter into a financing agreement with Royal Kunia School, LLC, on behalf of the Department of Education (DOE) for the design, construction, financing, lease, and land acquisition for Royal Kunia Elementary School.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from the DOE and nineteen individuals.

This measure supports the implementation of Act 316, Session Laws of Hawaii, 2001, which created a comprehensive new system to manage the public school repair and maintenance process, including a key component of the system, the development of a comprehensive six year plan to repair and maintain public school facilities through the coordinated joint efforts of the Legislature, Department of Education, and Department of Accounting and General Services. This measure requests the DOE to use all possible alternatives to expedite the process of land acquisition, financing, design, and construction of the proposed Royal Kunia Elementary School, which testifiers have indicated is much needed to accommodate the burgeoning population of the district.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.R. No. 96, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

		____________________________ BRIAN KANNO, Chair