Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1410, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds out of the University of Hawaii (UH) Tuition and Fees Special Fund to satisfy claims against UH.

UH submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this bill is necessary to pay for judgments against UH and settlements of claims.

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. 1410, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.