STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 346

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 972

H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 972, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage college students to continue to participate in the University of Hawaii's capitol internship program. Specifically, this measure appropriates funds to increase the student stipend for the program from $1,500 per semester to $3,000 in order to adequately reflect the work and productivity of interns.

Your Committee finds that it is important for students, as the future citizens of our community, to be informed and more educated with respect to the laws and public policies that affect people living in Hawaii. The increased funding provided in this measure will help to:

(1) Foster students' awareness, education, and exposure to politics and public policy through the capitol internship program;

(2) Recognize their productive efforts;

(3) Allow students, including nontraditional students, who have to forgo gaining valuable experience because they are not be able to afford to take a low-paying internship, an opportunity to participate in the program; and

(4) Allow competitive recruitment for the program.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 972, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

		____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair