CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 197

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1455

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1455, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

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

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 support the efforts of the University of Hawaii Maui College's International Office in connecting Maui county and the world by making appropriations in unspecified sums for additional office staff and for study abroad opportunities for students.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Deleting the appropriations for a part-time position for an international/regional partnership specialist and for study abroad opportunities for University of Hawaii Maui college students;

(2) Appropriating $37,560 for each year of fiscal biennium 2019-2021 for a full-time position for an international educational management specialist;

(3) Changing its effective date to July 1, 2019; and

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

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 H.B. No. 1455, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1455, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN Co-Chair	____________________________ SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO Co-Chair