Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1856, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii student caucus to hold meetings with its member campuses and constituents.

Testimony in support of the measure was submitted by the University of Hawaii, University of Hawaii Student Caucus, and Students First.

Your Committee finds that the University of Hawaii and the State have benefited from the knowledge and perspective of the student caucus. It is an organization chartered by the Board of Regents to represent students on a system-wide level and represents 50,000 students with the University of Hawaii system. This measure would provide the necessary funds to support the continuation of the student caucus' efforts.

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 H.B. No. 1856, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.