STAND. COM. REP. NO. 433

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 560

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Lower & Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 560, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY TRAINING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to help meet the State's clean energy goals by creating a University of Hawaii program to provide training to county officers and employees responsible for permitting, inspecting, licensing, approving, and otherwise working with energy systems and related technology.

The University of Hawaii; Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism; Ulupono Initiative; and O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i supported this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Lower & Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 560, H.D. 1, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Lower & Higher Education,

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JUSTIN H. WOODSON, Chair