Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 898, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to extend for one year the Department of Education's (DOE's) and University of Hawaii's (UH's) authority over matters relating to their acquisition of goods and services.

DOE and UH supported this bill but requested the authority be made permanent.

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. 898, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.