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This Concurrent Resolution requests the Legislative Reference Bureau, a state agency that provides research and bill drafting services to the legislature, to conduct a comprehensive study on Hawaii's unique single, statewide public school system, which is overseen by a single Board of Education. The study aims to evaluate how effective this centralized system is, considering that Hawaii is the only state with this structure, and to explore the practicality of shifting to an alternative system, such as county-level school districts. The resolution specifically asks the Bureau to identify educational differences between various school areas, look into ways to fix these disparities, assess the feasibility of creating county-based school districts, and gather input from relevant organizations like the Department of Education and the Office of Hawaiian Affairs, as well as non-profits focused on educational equity, before submitting a report with findings and recommendations to the Legislature by early 2023.