STAND. COM. REP. NO.  419-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 2224

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2016

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2224 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 provide additional resources to the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council to help the State and University of Hawaii meet strategic goals for access and diversity by appropriating funds to fund four full-time equivalent positions for the system-wide Pamantasan Council, including instructional faculty, student personnel, and graduate assistantships.

The University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council, Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness Research and Training, Filipino American Citizens League, Nursing Advocates and Mentors, Inc., and numerous concerned individuals supported this measure.  The University of Hawaii at Manoa supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2525, to encourage further discussion.

     Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Higher Education respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $225,000 to fund four full-time equivalent positions for the system-wide Pamantasan council.

     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. 2224, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2224, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair