STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1610-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 3305

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. 3305, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to require all public charter schools that exclusively offer prekindergarten programs to adhere to the public charter school law, with certain exceptions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the State Public Charter School Commission; Executive Office on Early Learning; Parents and Children Together; and Hui for Excellence in Education.

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. 3305, 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