CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 199

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 1547

H.D. 2

S.D. 3

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. 1547, H.D. 2, S.D. 3, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION 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 appropriate $4,000,000 to the University of Hawaii to provide all student-athletes with incidental benefits as permitted by National Collegiate Athletics Association bylaws.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2019.

Your Committee on Conference notes that of the $4,000,000 appropriated, $1,000,000 should be allocated for meals for student-athletes.

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. 1547, H.D. 2, S.D. 3, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1547, H.D. 2, S.D. 3, 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
____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Co-Chair	____________________________ CHRIS TODD Co-Chair