STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 505-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 3166

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 Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 3166 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support the education of students through multimedia by appropriating funds for a student-run television station and programming at the University of Hawaii (UH).

Numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.

Your Committee held several hearings on other bills relating to the operating budgets of UH's community colleges and found wide support for the provisions of these bills among their students, faculty, and staff. UH either supported or supported the intent of these bills. Therefore, upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by replacing its entire contents with the substance of the following bills:

(1) H.B. No. 3184, relating to funding for Honolulu Community College's operating costs, programming for native Hawaiians, student educational outreach and retention, equipment replacement, and technical education;

(2) H.B. No. 3186, relating to funding for Kapiolani Community College's infrastructure improvements, native Hawaiian programs, services and accommodations for disabled students, workforce and economic development programs, and long-term care education;

(3) H.B. No. 3191, relating to funding for Leeward Community College's (LCC) security and safety measures, up-to-date equipment, staffing, and resources for financial aid and job placement operations, marketing, Associate of Arts in teacher program, and digital media support;

(4) H.B. No. 2845, relating to funding for a Philippine studies program at LCC;

(5) H.B. No. 3103, relating to funding for LCC's registered nursing program;

(6) H.B. No. 3189, relating to funding for Windward Community College's (WCC) technical support and equipment, campus security, facilities repair and maintenance, and equipment replacement;

(7) H.B. No. 3178, relating to funding for Hawaii Community College's (Hawaii CC) campus operations, student transition services, equipment replacement, and support for students with disabilities;

(8) H.B. No. 3182, relating to funding for Kauai Community College's (Kauai CC) equipment replacement, technological infrastructure and staffing, and teacher training program; and

(9) H.B. No. 3181, relating to funding for Maui Community College's (MCC) workforce development programs.

Your Committee has also included funding for the following:

(1) Native Hawaiian initiatives at LCC, WCC, Hawaii CC, Kauai CC, and MCC;

(2) Nursing programs at Hawaii CC, Kauai CC, and MCC; and

(3) Community college system-wide support for:

(a) Funding for the increasing costs of utilities;

(b) The Program Review/Program Improvement Fund to develop resources to meet assessment needs; and

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. 3166, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3166, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

		____________________________ TOMMY WATERS, Chair