STAND. COM. REP. NO. 921-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: H.B. No. 2182
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2182 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to ensure the availability of funds for and effective management of school facilities, which in turn, provide Hawaii's students with the optimal environment for learning.
Specifically, this bill:
(1) Appropriates funds for Department of Education (DOE) and University of Hawaii (UH) operations and facility repair and maintenance;
(2) Authorizes the issuance of general obligation bonds for DOE capital improvement projects and the repair and maintenance of UH facilities;
(3) Authorizes DOE to use certificates of participation to finance the construction of new schools; and
(4) Establishes and appropriates funds for the New School Construction Special Fund from which lease back payments can be made.
The Board of Education, DOE, UH, Hawaii Student Council, and Land Use Research Foundation of Hawaii supported this bill. A concerned individual supported this measure with amendments. The Department of Budget and Finance opposed this bill.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and
(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 2182, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2182, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair |
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