REPORT TITLE:
Higher Education


DESCRIPTION:
Appropriates funds for higher education outreach programs on the
neighbor islands, the West Hawaii University Center, and master's
degree programs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                             
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES                H.B. NO.427        
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 1999                                     
STATE OF HAWAII                                                 
                                                             
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                   A  BILL  FOR  AN  ACT

MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.



BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 1      SECTION 1.  The legislature finds that as the state
 
 2 population shifts to the neighbor islands, there will be a
 
 3 simultaneous increase in demand for higher education programs on
 
 4 the neighbor islands.  Demand for these programs is increasing
 
 5 from students who have had several years of college, but for
 
 6 various reasons have had their academic careers interrupted.  The
 
 7 University of Hawaii recognized this trend in its master plan for
 
 8 the expansion of higher education programs throughout the State.
 
 9      The purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for the
 
10 expansion of outreach and other higher education programs on the
 
11 neighbor islands.
 
12      SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
13 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much
 
14 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 and the sum
 
15 of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
 
16 year 2000-2001 for outreach programs for Maui community college.
 
17      SECTION 3.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
18 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much
 

 
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 1 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 and the sum
 
 2 of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
 
 3 year 2000-2001 for outreach programs for Kauai community college.
 
 4      SECTION 4.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
 5 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much
 
 6 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 and the sum
 
 7 of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
 
 8 year 2000-2001 for the west Hawaii University center.
 
 9      SECTION 5.  There is appropriated out of the general
 
10 revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much
 
11 thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 1999-2000 and the sum
 
12 of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal
 
13 year 2000-2001 for University of Hawaii at Hilo's masters degree
 
14 programs.
 
15      SECTION 6.  The sums appropriated shall be expended by the
 
16 University of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.
 
17      SECTION 7.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 1999.
 
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