STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2830

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2977

       S.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2977, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to create a five-year pilot project authorizing the Department of Education to contract for the design, planning, and installation of fourth generation modular design buildings to maximize resources and better meet the growing and changing needs of Hawaii's public school campuses.

     This measure also appropriates funds for the Department of Education to enter into a multi-year contract pursuant to this measure.

     Your Committee received no written comments on this measure.

     Your Committee finds that many public schools in the State do not have facilities that are adequate to handle increased enrollment and continued growth.  Your Committee believes that fourth generation modular design buildings provide flexibility in design and use, reduce construction and energy costs, and provide healthy learning environments.

     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. 2977, S.D. 1, 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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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair