STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2291

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2094
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2094 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to establish a special fund
for Department of Education repair and maintenance projects.  The
measure reduces the works of the art special fund's transfer from
one percent of new capital improvements to one-half percent and
provides for the transfer of this one-half percent to the repair
and maintenance special fund.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Education, Department of Accounting and General
Services, Department of Budget and Finance, and HSTA.  Testimony
in opposition to the measure was received from the State
Foundation of Culture and the Arts.

     Your Committee finds that moneys for repair and maintenance
costs have been provided on a funds available basis, which has
resulted in a backlog of projects amounting to $240 million.  A
large number of public schools occupy buildings that are over 60
years old, with some buildings approaching 90 years in age.  This
measure will provide a continuous source of funding that will
address the current backlog and prevent future catastrophic and
dangerous conditions.


 
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     Your Committee amended the measure to allow the special fund
to also be used for school beautification.  A technical,
nonsubstantive amendment was made for clarity.

     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. 2094, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2094,
S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   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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