STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2293

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2138
                                        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. 2138 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL FACILITIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to require all newly
constructed public school buildings and existing public school
buildings undergoing roof repair to install insulation with a
minimum heat transfer resistance value of R-19.

     Alternatively, the measure allows these facilities to
conform to the provisions of the Hawaii Model Energy Code
regarding roof heat gain during their construction or repair.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Department of Education, Department of Accounting and General
Services, American Institute of Architects, and Hawaii Roofing
Contractors Association.

     Your Committee finds that existing public school complexes
that do not have R-19 type of insulation experience an increase
in temperature of eight degrees or more on hot days than
buildings with such insulation.  Air conditioning systems that
have been installed to manage the temperatures in these buildings
often triple the cost of electricity and are costly to maintain.

     Your Committee amended the measure by applying it to
re-roofing of existing buildings since your Committee believes

 
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that the indoor environment of these facilities will improve and
maintenance and electricity costs incurred by using air
conditioners will be reduced.  Your Committee also amended the
measure to include an additional requirement that services of
qualified and licensed individuals be utilized to design or
review the roof assembly to meet the requirements of this
measure.

     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. 2138, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2138,
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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