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. 27, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to promote equal opportunity for women in intercollegiate athletics by appropriating funds for the athletics program at the University of Hawaii (UH) at Hilo to achieve compliance with Title IX of the federal Education Amendments Act of 1972.

UH and the Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting the purpose section.

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. 27, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 27, H.D. 2.