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. 1907 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate $1,000,000 to provide tuition assistance to members of the Hawaii National Guard who are undergraduate students working toward a degree at any University of Hawaii (UH) campus.

UH, the Department of Defense, and the Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee notes that Hawaii National Guard members make significant, important contributions to the State and the UH System. This bill will enable many of these dedicated individuals to achieve their educational goals.

Upon further consideration, 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. 1907, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1907, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Public Safety and Military Affairs.