STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2803

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3086

S.D. 1

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. 3086 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERSCHOLASTIC ATHLETIC ASSOCIATIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to ensure the continued operation of the interscholastic athletic associations of each county in the State by:

(1) Designating interscholastic athletic associations for each county; and

(2) Appropriating funds to the Department of Education for fiscal year 2020-2021 to support the interscholastic athletic association for each county.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that interscholastic athletic associations play a critical role in providing competitive athletics for Hawaii's students. Maintaining the independence of the associations in each county is essential to ensuring the associations can engage in fundraising and other activities to support competitive athletics. According to testimony received by your Committee, despite fundraising efforts, these associations need financial support to continue operating.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to encourage further discussion.

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. 3086, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3086, S.D. 1, 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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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair