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. 1642 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds for undergraduate and graduate students to be hired as student employees to support the University of Hawaii (UH) administrative operations, academic programs, partnership with school, community service, and student support services.

UH testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that this program will help students earn money to pay for school expenses as well as provide the UH with employees capable of providing research work and support services.

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. 1642, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1642, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.