Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1660, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to transfer all educational facilities' repair, maintenance, and construction duties to the Department of Education.

Your Committee finds that facilities repair, maintenance, and construction projects have been generally divided between the Department of Accounting and General Services and the Department of Education. Although both departments have been diligent in their duties with respect to the State's educational facilities, this separation of responsibilities has caused its share of bureaucratic problems and delays.

This bill consolidates all responsibilities for facilities repair, maintenance, and construction with the Department of Education to allow it to respond more efficiently and expediently to its repair, maintenance, and construction needs.

Your Committee has amended the bill by:

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. 1660, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1660, S.D. 2.