STAND. COM. REP. NO. 28

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 666
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental
Affairs, 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 support of the intent of this bill was received
from the University of Hawaii.  Testimony in opposition to this
bill was received by the Libertarian Party of Hawaii.

     Your Committee understands the importance of complying with
registration obligations for the Military Selective Service Act.
Those required to register with the Selective Service system play
a valuable role in serving our country.  Your Committee finds
that by making eligibility for admission into any public
institution of higher education contingent upon registration with
the Selective Service, the service that our young people can
provide is ensured.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Transportation and Intergovernmental Affairs that is
attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the
intent and purpose of S.B. No. 666 and recommends that it pass

 
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Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Education and
Technology.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Transportation
                                   and Intergovernmental Affairs,



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                                   CAL KAWAMOTO, Chair

 
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