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. 1643 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide funds and positions to the University of Hawaii (UH) for:

(1) Systemwide student services programs; and

The UH and University of Hawaii Student Caucus testified in support of this bill.

Student support services are important components to ensure broad access to higher education, as well as student success. Unfortunately, the levels of student support services vary throughout the UH campuses. The UH testified that this bill will increase equity to all students throughout the UH system through the creation of a "broker" model that is economically efficient and promotes cooperation and coordination among all UH campuses.

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. 1643, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1643, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.