STAND. COM. REP. NO.  930

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

RE:   S.B. No. 1098

      S.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1098, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the Hawaii Revised Statutes to more accurately reflect long-standing practices of the Board of Education, Hawaii State Public Library System, and State Librarian by transferring library-related duties from the Board of Education to the Hawaii State Public Library System and State Librarian.

The Hawaii State Public Library System supported 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 S.B. No. 1098, S.D. 1, 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,

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair