STAND. COM. REP. NO.  425-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2588

      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. 2588, 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 ensure that those who have served our country in the armed forces will have greater opportunities to achieve their educational goals by providing resident status to veterans for tuition purposes within the University of Hawaii (UH) system for no more than 36 months.  This bill also appropriates funds for this purpose.

     The representative from the 37^th district and a concerned individual testified in support of this bill.  The Office of Veterans' Services supported the intent of this measure.  UH opposed this bill.

     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. 2588, H.D. 1, and recommends that it 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