Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 58, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for a grant-in-aid to Hawaii 3R's for the School Repair and Maintenance Fund.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education, Department of Accounting and General Services, numerous Department of Education personnel, the Hawaii State PTSA, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and numerous private construction and contracting companies. The Attorney General's Office submitted comments.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii 3R's program has shown considerable promise as a public-private partnership to repair and maintain Hawaii's public schools. Your Committee further finds that numerous projects have been completed and the State has made considerable savings in these joint ventures.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 58, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 58, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.