STAND. COM. REP. NO.  83

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2011

RE:   H.B. No. 1457

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1457 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure that state funds are being used in a fiscally responsible manner by:

     (1)  Requiring the University of Hawaii (UH) to annually report to the Director of Finance on the number of students who have sufficient credits to graduate, but have not graduated and the additional cost to UH attributable to each of these students; and

     (2)  Requiring the Director of Finance to assess UH for the corresponding additional cost to the State.

     UH provided comments on this measure.

     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. 1457 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 Higher Education,

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Chair