STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1609

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.R. No. 109

      H.D. 1

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.R. No. 109 entitled:

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING A COMPARISON STUDY OF THE BOARD OF REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND THE BOARDS OF REGENTS OF SIMILAR STATE UNIVERSITIES ACROSS THE NATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the University of Hawaii (UH) to perform a comparison study of the Board of Regents (BOR) of the UH and the boards of regents of similar state universities across the nation.

     Testimony with comments was submitted by the UH.

     Based on the testimony received and pursuant discussion your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Requesting the UH to focus the comparison study on the         BOR's powers and responsibilities in relation to state         statutes and the boards of regents of similar state            universities across the nation with the intent of              enabling the BOR to:

          (a)  Delegate those matters that should be delegated;                    and

          (b)  Retain those matters that meet their fiduciary                 responsibility for the UH; and

     (2)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for clarity,        consistency and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 109, as amended herein, and recommends its adoption in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 109, H.D. 1.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair