STAND. COM. REP. NO.  41

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

RE:   H.B. No. 22

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 22 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE ACCOUNTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to:

     (1)  Repeal the State Educational Facilities Repair and             Maintenance Account because there is no longer a need              for a separate account for projects on the backlog list       as of June 30, 2000; and

     (2)  Amend the School Physical Plant Operations and                 Maintenance Account by renaming it the School Facilities      Repair and Maintenance Account and using it for all              school repairs and preventive maintenance projects.

     DOE testified in support of this bill.  The Hawaii Government Employees Association supported the intent of this measure.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 22 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair