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. 733, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

1. Allow service of process to be made on the University of Hawaii by serving a certified copy of the summons and complaint on the University General Counsel;
2. Clarify that the University General Counsel, and not the Attorney General, represents members of the Board of Regents in civil actions; and
3. Clarify that the University General Counsel is authorized to review uncollectible accounts and delete uncollectible accounts that have been delinquent for at least two consecutive years.

The University General Counsel provided testimony in support of this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 733, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 733, H.D. 2.