STAND. COM. REP. NO. 61

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 244

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 244 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to update current statutory provisions related to benchmark reporting for the University of Hawaii, require the University of Hawaii to periodically review state needs related to higher education outcomes and indicators, and report biennially on its progress toward achieving performance outcomes in a manner that is transparent and linked to state higher education needs.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawai‘i System.

     Your Committee finds that performance indicators are a clear way to measure the University of Hawaii's progress toward meeting its goals and addressing the higher education needs of the State.  This measure reflects the State's current needs and priorities.

     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 S.B. No. 244 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

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

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JILL TOKUDA, Chair