CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 158

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 388

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 388, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, 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:

(1) Adopt the National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard; and

(2) Require the Department of Education to follow certain procedures to ensure that eligible students obtain instructional materials in an appropriate and accessible format.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Requiring an individualized education program for an eligible student to specify the supplementary aids and services the program reasonably anticipates the student will need to receive for the duration of the program for reasonable access to classroom materials and media that were not previously identified by the program;

(2) Changing the effective date to upon approval; and

(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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 H.B. No. 388, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 388, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ CHRIS LEE Co-Chair	____________________________ DEE MORIKAWA Co-Chair