Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1028 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii's Distance Learning Program (Program) to provide for adequate staffing and operation of the Program.

The University of Hawaii at Manoa School of Social Work testified in support of this bill with amendments. The University of Hawaii supported the intent of this measure with budgetary concerns.

Your Committee recognizes the need to make continuing education and training accessible to current and aspiring professional social workers who reside on neighbor islands and in rural areas.

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. 1028, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1028, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.