Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1856 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow the University of Hawaii (UH) Student Caucus to continue its advocacy on behalf of UH students with regard to UH decision-making on programs and educational policy, by appropriating $100,000 for this purpose.

UH, UH Student Caucus, and Hawaii State Student Council supported this bill.

Your Committee finds that students as the ultimate consumers of education at UH should continue to be provided with a meaningful voice in UH program and policy decision-making.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 H.B. No. 1856, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1856, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.