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. 3193 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to grant greater flexibility to the University of Hawaii (UH) Board of Regents by allowing it to establish criteria for residency for tuition purposes without adopting rules.

UH testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive changes for clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 3193, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3193, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.