STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2731

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2138
                                        S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 2138, S.D. 1, entitled: 

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to require the Department of
Education to install roofing insulation with a value rating of
R-19 in public school buildings.

     The bill specifies that the insulation shall be installed on
all newly constructed school buildings as well as buildings
undergoing re-roofing repairs.

     Your Committee finds that roof insulation not only helps
retain heat in a building, it also helps keep the heat out of a
building.  Existing public school buildings with roofing
insulation can lower the temperature of the building by as much
as eight degrees.  The lower temperature not only fosters a more
comfortable learning environment, but it also lowers the
electrical demand on air conditioning units to ultimately lower
maintenance costs.

     Your Committee has amended the bill by deleting the amount
appropriated to allow for further discussion on this issue.


 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2138, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass
Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2138,
S.D. 2.

                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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