STAND. COM. REP. NO. 413

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 1040

       S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2017

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1040 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the University of Hawaii System to develop an academic and facilities master plan for all campuses.

     Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from one individual.  Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the Hawaii Educational Policy Center.  Your Committee received comments on this measure from the University of Hawai‘i System.

     Your Committee finds that long-term campus planning is vital to the creation of a cohesive higher education learning environment.  Your Committee further finds that the University of Hawaii has not updated its long range development plan since 2007.  Your Committee additionally finds that an update to the University of Hawaii's long range development plan could be beneficial, but your Committee does recognize the significant areas of concern that have been raised about this measure.

     As such, your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Inserting an effective date of May 12, 2059, to encourage further discussion; and

     (2)  Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

     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 S.B. No. 1040, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1040, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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KAIALI'I KAHELE, Chair