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. 1077 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve student life by appropriating funds for the University of Hawaii (UH) Student Caucus to hold meetings with its member campuses and constituents.

UH, the UH Student Caucus, and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that the UH Student Caucus was established to collectively advocate for the interests of all students throughout the UH system. The UH Student Caucus requires funding to carry out its responsibilities in representing the university's students.

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. 1077, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1077, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.