Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2429 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate $100,000 for the University of Hawaii Student Caucus to hold meetings with its member campuses and constituents.

Your Committee finds that the Board of Regents officially recognizes the University of Hawaii Student Caucus because of its critical role in advancing the mission of the institution. The Caucus represents more than fifty thousand University of Hawaii students across the State, and is charged with the task of advocating for students to provide meaningful input in all decisionmaking matters relating to the University of Hawaii. This measure is vital to ensuring that the students continue to be heard in all university policies.

Your Committee has amended this measure by deleting the appropriation amount of $100,000 and leaving it blank for further discussion and development on this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2429, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2429, S.D. 1.