STAND. COM. REP. NO.518
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2001
RE: H.B. No. 474
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-First State Legislature
Regular Session of 2001
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 474 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of the bill is to:
(1) Set the personal expense allowance for Board of Education (BOE) members at $130 per day for out-of-state travel, and $45 per day for interisland travel; and
(2) Compensate BOE members for mileage accrued during official business at the rate of 37 cents per mile.
BOE submitted testimony supporting this bill.
Your Committee finds that this bill would compensate BOE members more equitably for travel expenses. Currently, BOE members do not receive any reimbursement for mileage, and only receive $60 per day for out-of-state travel. This amount has remained unchanged for twenty years and is inadequate for today's prices.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 474 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,
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____________________________ KEN ITO, Chair |
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