CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 144-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 2826

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 2826, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to establish and fund career development success programs to provide financial incentives for participating Department of Education and public charter schools to encourage ninth to twelfth grade students to complete qualified industry-credential programs.

Your Committee on Conference finds that nearly sixty-five percent of available positions today require post-secondary credentials. Your Committee on Conference further finds that industry‑recognized credentials teach the specific knowledge and skills required for an occupation or industry and contribute to higher earnings for credentialed individuals. Accordingly, this measure will help high school students prepare to join Hawaii's workforce by establishing a career development success program that incentivizes high school students to enroll in and successfully complete qualified industry-credential programs.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting per pupil incentive payment amounts of $1,000; and

(2) Inserting appropriation amounts of $2,470,000 and $130,000 for the Department of Education and State Public Charter School Commission, respectively.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2826, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2826, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair
____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair