CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 79-14

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2014

RE:    S.B. No. 3093

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

Madam and Sir:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3093, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo to establish staff positions within the ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and support the University of Hawaii at Hilo's memorandum of understanding with the Revealing Individual Strengths for Excellence (RISE) 21st Century After School Program.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that pursuant to S.C.R. No. 132, S.D. 1, Regular Session of 2013, the University of Hawaii at Hilo, through its ‘Imiloa Astronomy Center and Division of Academic Affairs, entered into a memorandum of understanding with the RISE 21st Century After School Program, a program that helps underprivileged children of Hawaiian ancestry with life skills, academic success, and career planning.  This measure will provide funding to support the University of Hawaii at Hilo's memorandum of understanding with the RISE 21st Century After School Program.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation of $200,000 to support the University of Hawaii at Hilo's memorandum of understanding with RISE 21st Century After School Program;

     (2)  Removing all references to a full time equivalent youth program specialist, a full time equivalent experience director for education programs, curriculum development, supplies, travel, and equipment;

     (3)  Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2014; and

     (4)  Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3093, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3093, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair
____________________________ RICHARD H.K. ONISHI, Co-Chair	____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN, Co-Chair