STAND. COM. REP. NO. 573

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 666
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred S.B. No. 666 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to mandate those required to
register with the Selective Service System to do so in order to
be eligible for admission into any public institution of higher
education.

     Testimony in opposition to this measure was submitted by the
University of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that those required to register with
the Selective Service System play a valuable role in serving our
country.  However, while your Committee understands the
importance of complying with registration obligations for the
Military Selective Service Act, your Committee notes the
objections raised by the University of Hawaii system that this
measure, if enacted, would adversely affect the admissions
process of all the University of Hawaii campuses.  The University
of Hawaii testified that this measure would severely slow down
admissions decisions and may cause enrollment reductions.  In
addition, the University stated that this measure may also delay
access to public education for students who are unable to provide
the written documentation as required.


 
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     In light of this testimony, your Committee has amended this
measure to delete the mandate that those required to register
with the Selective Service System do so in order to be eligible
for admission.  Instead, your Committee has inserted language
which will require the University of Hawaii to inform those who
must register for the Selective Service of their requirement to
do so. 

     Your Committee believes that this amendment will effectively
promote the necessary awareness of compliance with the Military
Selective Service Act.  At the same time, this amendment will
allow the University of Hawaii the freedom to determine the most
appropriate method to inform students on their required
compliance, without severely affecting the admissions process.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 666, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 666,
S.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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