STAND. COM. REP. NO.641

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 604

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 604 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to remove the requirement that only national guard members who are residents of the State are eligible for tuition assistance at the University of Hawaii (UH).

UH and the State Adjutant General submitted testimony in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 604 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair