STAND. COM. REP. NO.  628-16

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2016

RE:   H.B. No. 656

      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. 656 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 support disaster-preparedness educational efforts in Hawaii by making an appropriation to the University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program to develop disaster-preparedness educational materials and to conduct community outreach seminars.

The University of Hawaii Sea Grant College Program and two concerned individuals supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Appropriating funds for only fiscal year 2016-2017;

     (2)  Changing its effective date to July 1, 2525, to facilitate further discussion; and

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

     Should your Committee on Finance choose to consider this measure, the suggested appropriation amount is $100,000.

     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. 656, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 656, 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