Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1929 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support public school repair and maintenance by appropriating funds to the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS):

(1) For the operations of the Hawaii 3R's program; and

The Department of Education, DAGS, Hawaii State Teachers Association, Hawaii 3R's, Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, General Contractors Association of Hawaii, Pacific Resource Partnership, Durus International Corporation, Hawaiian Electric Company, Inc., and several individuals submitted testimony in support of this bill.

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. 1929 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.