CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 187

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    H.B. No. 767

       H.D. 2

       S.D. 2

       C.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir and Madam:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 767, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RUNNING START PROGRAM FOR COLLEGE PREPARATION,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this bill is to encourage students of underrepresented populations to attend college by:

     (1)  Requiring the Department of Education to provide students who participate in the Running Start Program (Program) with guidance in earning credit toward high school graduation upon the satisfactory completion of certain University of Hawaii (UH) courses; and

     (2)  Appropriating funds for scholarships for students who are members of underrepresented populations in higher education to participate in the Program.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the amount of general funds to be deposited into the UH Scholarship and Assistance Special Fund (Fund), and out of the Fund, to $50,000 each for fiscal year 2007-2008 and fiscal year 2008-2009;

     (2)  Changing the effective date to upon approval; provided that sections 3 and 4 of the bill shall take effect on July 1, 2007; and

     (3)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 767, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 767, H.D. 2, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair	____________________________ JERRY L. CHANG, Co-Chair
____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair	____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair
	____________________________ ROLAND D. SAGUM III, Co-Chair