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 S.B. No. 2478, S.D. 2, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to allow the Department of Education (DOE) to assess and collect impact fees by intergovernmental agreement with a county, as fair share contributions of developers for the construction of state educational facilities, with the funds collected used toward capital improvements for public schools.

DOE testified in support of this bill, suggesting amendments. The Department of Planning and Permitting for the City and County of Honolulu supported the intent of this measure and suggested an amendment. The Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii and two members of the Hawaii County Council opposed this bill. A concerned individual offered comments.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

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 S.B. No. 2478, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2478, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.