STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 237-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 3029

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 3029 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to improve military recruitment and retention by authorizing the University of Hawaii (UH) to waive or reduce the tuition fee for:

(1) Members of the Hawaii National Guard or federal military reserves in Hawaii;

(2) Active-duty military personnel who are stationed in Hawaii; and

(3) Authorized dependents of such persons.

The Department of Defense, Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of this bill. UH supported the intent of this measure.

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. 3029 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

		____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair