Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 528, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to transfer certain Hawaii county lands and improvements now used for public school purposes to the State.

Your Committee finds that Act 97, Session Laws of Hawaii 1965, transferred the responsibility for the planning, construction, improvement, and maintenance of public school facilities and grounds, and the transportation of school children, from the counties to the State. Prior to the passage of Act 97, Hawaii county issued bonds to plan, construct, improve, and maintain public schools and grounds in that county. Now that these functions are the responsibility of the State, your Committee finds it is appropriate that all remaining county land and improvements under the operation of the Department of Education be transferred to the State.

Your Committee has made technical nonsubstantive changes to this measure for clarity (specifically to correct the misspelling of "Keaukaha") and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 528, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 528, S.D. 2.