Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 732 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide that the settlements of claims and judgments against the University of Hawaii (UH) be paid from moneys appropriated by the Legislature.

Testimony in support of this measure was received from UH. The State Attorney General submitted testimony in opposition to this measure but withdrew its opposition after hearing UH's testimony during the hearing.

Your Committee believes that the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs would be the appropriate committee to consider the legal issues raised in this measure. Therefore, your Committee made no substantive amendments to this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 732 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.