Hawaii 2022 Regular Session

Hawaii Senate Bill SCR9 Compare Versions

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1	1	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 9 THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022 STATE OF HAWAII SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO conduct study of TWO POTENTIAL DEDICATED SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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3	3	THE SENATE S.C.R. NO. 9
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9	9	S.C.R. NO.
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13	13	THIRTY-FIRST LEGISLATURE, 2022
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37	37	REQUESTING THE LEGISLATIVE REFERENCE BUREAU TO conduct study of TWO POTENTIAL DEDICATED SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR PUBLIC EDUCATION.
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43	43	WHEREAS, public education is a critical pillar of a productive and equitable society; and WHEREAS, article X, section 1, of the Hawaii State Constitution requires the State to provide a system of public education; and WHEREAS, funding for public education in Hawaii is primarily sourced from the State's general fund; and WHEREAS, public education in Hawaii is not adequately funded; and WHEREAS, chronic underfunding of public schools undermines the State's goal of providing a quality education to all children in the State; and WHEREAS, it is necessary to develop a durable, dedicated source of funding the State's public education system, to ensure that the State will be able to prepare children to meet the social and economic demands of the future; and WHEREAS, one option for a dedicated source of funding public education in the State is a state lottery; and WHEREAS, a second option for a dedicated source of funding public education in the State is a one per cent allocation of county real property tax revenues; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to study and determine the potential yield of a state lottery as a dedicated source of funding for the State's public education system; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to study and determine the potential yield of a one per cent allocation of county real property tax revenues as a dedicated source of funding for the State's public education system; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau and Department of Education. OFFERED BY: _____________________________ Report Title: Department of Education; Legislative Reference Bureau; Public Education; Funding; Real Property Tax; State Lottery; Study
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45	45	WHEREAS, public education is a critical pillar of a productive and equitable society; and
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49	49	WHEREAS, article X, section 1, of the Hawaii State Constitution requires the State to provide a system of public education; and
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53	53	WHEREAS, funding for public education in Hawaii is primarily sourced from the State's general fund; and
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57	57	WHEREAS, public education in Hawaii is not adequately funded; and
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61	61	WHEREAS, chronic underfunding of public schools undermines the State's goal of providing a quality education to all children in the State; and
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65	65	WHEREAS, it is necessary to develop a durable, dedicated source of funding the State's public education system, to ensure that the State will be able to prepare children to meet the social and economic demands of the future; and
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69	69	WHEREAS, one option for a dedicated source of funding public education in the State is a state lottery; and
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73	73	WHEREAS, a second option for a dedicated source of funding public education in the State is a one per cent allocation of county real property tax revenues; now, therefore,
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77	77	BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Thirty-first Legislature of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2022, the House of Representatives concurring, that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to study and determine the potential yield of a state lottery as a dedicated source of funding for the State's public education system; and
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81	81	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to study and determine the potential yield of a one per cent allocation of county real property tax revenues as a dedicated source of funding for the State's public education system; and
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85	85	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Legislative Reference Bureau is requested to submit a report of its findings and recommendations, including any proposed legislation, to the Legislature no later than twenty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2023; and
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89	89	BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that certified copies of this Concurrent Resolution be transmitted to the Legislative Reference Bureau and Department of Education.
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97	97	OFFERED BY: _____________________________
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111	111	Department of Education; Legislative Reference Bureau; Public Education; Funding; Real Property Tax; State Lottery; Study