Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1277 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish that authorized transfers or changes shall not be put into effect unless approved by the Legislature.

The Department of Education supported this bill. The Department of Budget and Finance and Department of Health opposed this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1277 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.