STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1620-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2937

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 2937, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ACCESS TO LEARNING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to permanently exempt the laboratory school programs of the College of Hawaiian Language at the University of Hawaii at Hilo from state English-medium standards, assessments, performance ratings, staff qualifications, and staff training requirements.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs; Early Learning Board; Executive Office on Early Learning; University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo; Kupuna for the Moopuna; Hui for Excellence in Education; Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu; ʻAha Pūnana Leo; Ke Kula ʻO Nāwahīokalaniʻōpuʻu Iki, Laboratory Public Charter School; and eight individuals.

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. 2937, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, 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