STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1875-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2824

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2824, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the minimum qualifications for members of the Board of Education to:

(1) Diversify the experiences of the Board to include knowledge, experience, and proven expertise in education, workforce development, critical industries to the State, emerging fields, energy, advanced manufacturing, health care, business, technology, entrepreneurship, real estate finance, or organization management; and

(2) Clarify that members of the Board must have an understanding of best practices in educational governance through organizations such as the National Association of State Boards of Education.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, HawaiiKidsCAN, and three individuals. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Board of Education.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2824, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair