STAND. COM. REP. NO.  15-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2084

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2084 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to enhance technology growth and development as well as workforce development in Hawaii by appropriating funds to the College of Engineering at the University of Hawaii at Manoa for two full-time equivalent positions for an associate dean for research and a director of professional development and distance learning.

     UH testified in support of the intent of this bill.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount to $1 to promote further discussion; 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 is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2084, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2084, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair