CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 71-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    H.B. No. 2598

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 2598, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII 3R'S,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to support public schools in Hawaii by:

     (1)  Renaming the Hawaii 3R's School Repair and Maintenance Fund as the Hawaii 3R's School Improvement Fund;

     (2)  Requiring the Department of Education to transfer moneys collected pursuant to section 235-102.5(b), Hawaii Revised Statutes, to the Hawaii 3R's School Improvement Fund; and

     (3)  Authorizing the Department of Education to transfer any other moneys received in the form of grants and donations for school-level improvements and minor repairs and maintenance to the Hawaii 3R's School Improvement Fund.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended the bill by:

     (1)  Changing its effective date to upon its approval; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2598, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2598, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair	____________________________ TAKASHI OHNO, Co-Chair
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Co-Chair