STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1504

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 316

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 316, S.D. 2, 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 Hawaii Community College Promise Program by directing the University of Hawaii to collect data on the Program's effectiveness and appropriating additional funds for the Program.

The University of Hawai‘i System and University of Hawai‘i Alumni Association submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Education and Kamehameha Schools offered comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to July 1, 2052, to promote further discussion.

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 S.B. No. 316, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 316, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and 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