Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1974 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to continue funding a position in the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) to coordinate public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools.

The Department of Education, DAGS, Hawaii 3R's, and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Hawaii Government Employees Association submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the appropriation for fiscal year 2002-2003 to $1 to facilitate further discussion.

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. 1974, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1974, H.D. 1.