STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1216

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1455

H.D. 2

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1455, H.D. 1, 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 the efforts of the University of Hawaii Maui College's International Office in connecting Maui county and the world by appropriating funds for additional office staff and for study abroad opportunities for students.

The O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i and an individual submitted testimony in support of this measure. The University of Hawai‘i System provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the total amount appropriated to the University of Hawaii Maui College to an unspecified amount;

(2) Changing the number of positions funded to an unspecified number; and

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

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

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair