Bill Text: HI HR129 | 2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Review; ESL; Hawaiian Language Programs
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-04-03 - (H) Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cabanilla, Carroll, Mizuno, Thielen excused (4). [HR129 Detail]
Download: Hawaii-2012-HR129-Amended.html
STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1471-12
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2012
RE: H.R. No. 129
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Sixth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2012
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 129 entitled:
"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A REVIEW OF THE STATE'S FUNDING FOR EXISTING ESL PROGRAMS AND HAWAIIAN LANGUAGE PROGRAMS OFFERED IN HAWAII AND ANY DISPARITIES IN FUNDING FOR THE STATE'S TWO OFFICIAL LANGUAGES,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to request the University of Hawaii with the assistance of the Department of Education and other relevant educational organizations to review the State's funding for existing English as a Second Language programs and Hawaiian language programs offered in Hawaii and any disparities in funding for the State's two official languages.
This measure also requests the University of Hawaii to report its findings and recommendations, including projected costs to address any disparities in funding, to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013.
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. 129 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Chair |
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