Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1731, H.D. 2, entitled:

beg leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to transfer administration of the drivers education fund underwriters fee from the University of Hawaii (UH) community colleges to the Department of Transportation (DOT).

Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the DOT and from the UH. The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs submitted comments.

Your Committees find that since the DOT has already taken over administration of the motorcycle education program from the UH, the funding for the program must be transferred to the DOT as well. Therefore, your Committees support the intent of this measure.

Your Committees amended this measure to create a new special fund to be known as the motorcycle operators education special fund to be administered by the DOT, into which the drivers education underwriters fees shall be placed. Your Committees also inserted a provision to appropriate funds from the newly created special fund.

In addition, your Committees amended this measure to amend section 286-108.4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to provide for automatic state certification of motorcycle education programs conducted by the United States armed services. Your Committees find that the military programs are comprehensive and provide excellent motorcycle operator training.

As affirmed by the records of votes of the members of your Committees on Transportation, Military Affairs and Government Operations and Education that are attached to this report, your Committees are in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1731, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommend that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1731, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.