STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1223

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1465

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. 1465, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOLS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the Department of Education to use for repair and maintenance of public school buildings, grounds, and facilities.

The Department of Education, Kaua‘i Chamber of Commerce, Maui Chamber of Commerce, The Chamber of Commerce Hawaii, Pacific Resource Partnership, Hawaii Regional Council of Carpenters, O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i, and two individuals testified in support of this measure. Hawaii 3Rs provided comments.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the appropriations in this bill to unspecified amounts; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes 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. 1465, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1465, H.D. 2.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair