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This Concurrent Resolution urges the Department of Education to establish a working group to address the significant shortage of school bus drivers in Hawaii, a problem exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic and impacting student attendance, particularly for those in rural areas and from disadvantaged backgrounds. The resolution specifies that the Superintendent of Education, along with representatives from the Board of Education, the State Department of Transportation, city and county transportation departments, and private bus companies contracted by the state, should be invited to participate. This working group is tasked with developing findings and recommendations, potentially including legislative proposals, to alleviate the shortage and must submit a report to the Legislature before the 2023 legislative session.