STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1417

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.C.R. No. 79

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.C.R. No. 79 entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO REPORT ON THE LINKING OF FUNDING FOR INDIVIDUAL CAMPUSES WITH PERFORMANCE GOALS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to improve efficiency within the University of Hawaii system by requesting the University of Hawaii to report on the linking of funding for individual campuses with performance goals.

     Comments on this measure were submitted by the University of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that the Legislature takes great interest in the efficiency of operations within the University of Hawaii system.  The State dedicates vast amounts of funding to the University of Hawaii system and needs assurances that the educational priorities of the system are properly aligned with funding methodologies and tied to tangible performance goals.  Your Committee believes that a report by the University of Hawaii on the link between funding and performance goals will assist the Legislature in ensuring that funding is appropriately prioritized and made consistent with performance objectives.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 79 and recommends its adoption.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair