STAND. COM. REP. NO. 892
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2007
RE: H.B. No. 1528
H.D. 2
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Fourth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2007
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1528, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to encourage Hawaii residents to pursue a post-secondary education by:
(1) Increasing the amount of funds appropriated for the B Plus Scholarship Program (Program);
(2) Changing the Program's eligibility criteria; and
(3) Providing Hawaii residents who pledge, via an early intervention program, to meet the requirements for the B Plus Scholarship to receive priority for the scholarship.
The Department of Education, Workforce Development Council of the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations, GEAR UP Hawaii, Hawaii Women Work! and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill. The University of Hawaii supported the intent of the measure.
Your Committee has amended this bill by:
(1) Providing for a direct appropriation to the University of Hawaii for the Program rather than amending budget proviso language of section 57 of Act 178, Session Laws of Hawaii 2005, as amended by section 5 of Act 257, Session Laws of Hawaii 2006;
(2) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2020, to facilitate further discussion; and
(3) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1528, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1528, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair |
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