STAND. COM. REP. NO.  460

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   H.B. No. 1354

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1354 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to encourage access and diversity in higher education in the State by appropriating $245,000 in general funds for each year of fiscal biennium 2013-2015 to fund various positions supporting the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council and its goals.

The University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council, University of Hawaii at Manoa Center for Philippine Studies, Timpuyog Organization, and many concerned individuals supported this measure.  The University of Hawaii at Manoa supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Making unspecified the appropriation amount;

     (2)  Removing specific numbers of positions funded by the appropriation;

     (3)  Changing its effective date to January 1, 2525, to encourage further discussion; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     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. 1354, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1354, H.D. 1, 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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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair