STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1220

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2017

RE:   H.C.R. No. 34

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Human Services, to which was referred H.C.R. No. 34 entitled:

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE EXECUTIVE OFFICE ON AGING AND THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING TO ESTABLISH A WORKING GROUP TO REVIEW THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION ADULT EDUCATION SERVICES, THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII FREE SENIOR ENROLLMENT OPPORTUNITIES, AND THE POTENTIAL TO PROVIDE NEW LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES TO SENIOR CITIZENS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the Executive Office on Aging and the University of Hawaii Center on Aging to convene an adult education working group to:

(1)  Review adult education services and opportunities presently offered to seniors;

(2)  Consider the effectiveness of consolidating programs to provide new and improved learning opportunities; and

(3)  Explore other potential education programs that might be beneficial to seniors.  

The Department of Education, AARP Hawaii, and three individuals testified in support of this measure.  An individual opposed this measure.  The Executive Office on Aging and the Dean of the University of Hawaii at Manoa Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work provided comments on this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1)  Clarifying that the Executive Office on Aging is part of the working group; and

     (2)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Human Services that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 34, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Higher Education in the form attached hereto as H.C.R. No. 34, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Human Services,

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DEE MORIKAWA, Chair