Bill Text: HI SB1096 | 2010 | Regular Session | Amended

Hawaii Senate Bill 1096 (Prior Session Legislation)

Bill Title: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math; Appropriations

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2009-05-11 - Carried over to 2010 Regular Session. [SB1096 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2010-SB1096-Amended.html

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1720

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2009

RE: S.B. No. 1096

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1096, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY WORKFORCE AND DEVELOPMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to continue to support and expand outstanding and new science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related (STEM) programs in Hawaii's public schools and public charter schools by appropriating funds for STEM programs, as well as K-12 creative media education programs.

The Hawaii Educational Networking Consortium, Hawaii Association of Independent Schools, and Hawaii Crop Improvement Association supported this bill. The Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism and the University of Hawaii provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 1096, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1096, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair