STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1689

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.R. No. 159

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 159 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, TO PRODUCE A REPORT ON INCREASING ACCESS TO TUTORING SERVICES WITHIN AND OUTSIDE OF HAWAII'S K-12 PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to create a report to use as the basis for increasing access to tutoring 17 services within and outside of Hawaii’s K-12 public schools.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the HawaiiKidsCAN and two individuals.

Your Committee finds that there were deficits in learning due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Your Committee finds that research consistently shows that high dosage tutoring is one of the most effective ways to increase student achievement. Your Committee further finds that there are Federal COVID Relief funds that might be used to provide more high dosage tutoring in our State. Your Committee finds that it is timely to assess what funds are left that might be used for this purpose and to examine how they could be used most effectively to meet the greatest needs as requested in 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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 159 and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair