Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2067, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to repeal the Hawaii Opportunity Program in Education (HOPE) Special Fund and transfer the remaining balance to the University of Hawaii (UH) Tuition and Fees Special Fund to recruit and retain financially needy students, particularly those from under-represented ethnic groups.

UH submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that the HOPE Special Fund has never been used to implement its original purposes. Repealing the Hope Special Fund and transferring the remaining moneys will allow UH to finally use these funds to help in the recruitment and retention of financially needy students.

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

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 S.B. No. 2067, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2067, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.