STAND. COM. REP. NO. 805-18

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2018

RE: H.B. No. 1886

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1886, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SENIOR CITIZENS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to establish a temporary five-year Senior Citizen Higher Education Access Pilot Program at the University of Hawaii systemwide which allows senior citizens to attend college classes:

(1) Free of charge for no academic credit; and

(2) At reduced tuition rates if they earn academic credit for those classes.

AARP Hawaii, Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii, Filipina Advocacy Network, and several concerned individuals supported this measure. The University of Hawaii provided comments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1886, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair