STAND. COM. REP. NO. 768-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2082

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2082, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL BUS SERVICES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish comprehensive standards for the Department of Education related to school bus services to ensure equitable access, timely communication, and accountability.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education; Hawaii State Council on Developmental Disabilities; Oahu Metropolitan Planning Organization; Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association; Hawaiʻi Appleseed Center for Law and Economic Justice; and two individuals. Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from one individual. Your Committee received comments on this measure from one individual.

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 H.B. No. 2082, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair