STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1058-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2584

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2584, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to increase accessibility to the State's tuition assistance program for Hawaii National Guard members who are students in a degree program at the University of Hawaii by:

     (1)  Expanding eligibility for the existing tuition assistance program to include all such students, while reserving priority for those working on an undergraduate degree; and

     (2)  Appropriating funds for the expansion of the tuition assistance program.

The Department of Defense, University of Hawaii, and one concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2584, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Public Safety & Military Affairs,

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HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Chair