H.C.R. No. 18 Summary

• Request Department of Education to convene a working group by July 1, 2018 to review afterschool programs in Hawaii's public schools.

• Working group must review existing program inventory, funding sources, costs, student participation, quality improvements, and inter-agency collaboration opportunities.

• Working group shall develop recommendations on data management systems, funding alignment, Hawaii Afterschool Quality Guidelines implementation, professional development, Board of Education policies, and extramural athletics potential.

• Department of Education to establish an Afterschool Program Advisory Council within its Community Engagement Office to support the working group's findings and recommendations.

• Working group must submit findings, recommendations, and any proposed legislation to the legislature no later than twenty days before the 2019 Regular Session convenes.