STAND. COM. REP. NO.  38

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 239

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 239 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING A MATCHING FUNDS APPROPRIATION TO INCREASE STUDENT ON-CAMPUS AND NEARBY HOUSING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to alleviate the critical shortage of student housing throughout the University of Hawaii (UH) system by:

     (1)  Authorizing the UH Board of Regents to enter into agreements with private developers to develop new student housing or convert existing housing into student housing on or near UH campuses; and

     (2)  Appropriating funds for such public-private agreements.

     UH testified in support of this bill.

     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. 239 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Human Services & Housing.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair