STAND. COM. REP. NO. 612

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 164

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 164 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE FEDERAL GRANTS SEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND APPLICATION REVOLVING FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to expand the uses of the Department of Education's federal grants search, development, and application revolving fund to include the monitoring and auditing of federal grants.

     The measure also changes the name of the fund to the federal grants revolving fund to reflect the broader usage of the fund.

     Your Committee received two comments on this measure.  Copies of written comments submitted to the Committee are available for review on the Legislature's website.

     Your Committee finds that the name of the federal grants search, development, and application revolving fund restricts the uses of the fund.  By changing the name and expanding the uses of the fund, this measure allows the Department of Education to monitor and audit the federal grant application process to ultimately qualify for additional federal grants.  Your Committee believes that this measure will assist the Department to comply with federal grant requirements and provide greater oversight on grant implementation.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 164 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair