STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1332

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    H.B. No. 533

       H.D. 1

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 533, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CHARTER SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to provide funding to the State Public Charter School Commission for the acquisition, repair, maintenance, and rental of charter school facilities.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the State Public Charter School Commission; Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Kamalani Academy; IMUAlliance; The Maritime Group, LLC; Hawaii State Teachers Association; Goodwill Hawaii; Native Hawaiian Education Council; Kua O Ka La Public Charter School; Hawaii Academy of Arts & Science Public Charter School; Hawaii Public Charter Schools Network; Kamehameha Schools; Hawaii Children's Action Network; National Alliance for Public Charter Schools; and over fifty concerned individuals.

     Your Committee received written comments on this measure from one concerned individual.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2060.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 533, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 533, H.D. 1, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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JILL N. TOKUDA, Chair