STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2597
Honolulu,
Hawaii
RE: S.B. No. 2259
Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi
President of the Senate
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on
Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2259 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOLS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The
purpose and intent of this measure is to:
(1) Establish
a workforce readiness diploma program within the Department of Education Adult Community
Schools Program; and
(2) Appropriate
funds.
Your Committee
received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education,
McKinley Community School for Adults, Waipahu Community School for Adults, McKinley
Community School for Adults – Moanalua Campus, Hawaii Workforce Development
Council, Hawaii Food Industry Association, Hawaii Pacific Health, and nine
private individuals. Your Committee
received comments on this measure from the Department of Labor and Industrial
Relations, Executive Office of Early Learning, and Early Learning Board.
Your Committee finds
that this measure supports, strengthens, and advances a consolidated statewide
effort by the Community Schools for Adults to prepare students for the career
pipeline with the appropriate skills, attributes, certifications, and college
credit to quickly become effective contributors to the local workforce.
Your Committee urges
the Department of Education to consider applying workforce readiness in high
need areas of education such as early childhood education as it implements the
workforce readiness diploma program proposed by this 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. 2259 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to
your Committee on Ways and Means.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of
the members of the Committee on Education,
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N. KIDANI, Chair |
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