Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 3124 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to amend the law on the University of Hawaii (UH) Board of Regents (Board) to:

Your Committee finds that this measure would increase the geographic representation of members of the Board from specific counties. Under current law, the provision for representation from geographic areas has caused an imbalance in representation. Furthermore, current law provides for representation from a particular party, which may not necessarily be advantageous to obtain balanced viewpoints.

Your Committee further finds that limiting the term of service on the Board to two consecutive five-year terms would allow for an infusion of new members to reinvigorate the Board.

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 S.B. No. 3124 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.