STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2195

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: S.B. No. 316

S.D. 2

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 S.B. No. 316, S.D. 2, 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 Hawaii Community College Promise Program (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 Hawaii System submitted testimony in support of this measure. The Department of Education, Democratic Party of Hawai‘i Education Caucus, and Kamehameha Schools submitted comments on this measure.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Clarifying that the University of Hawaii is required to submit an annual report to the Legislature no later than thirty days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2021 and each Regular Session thereafter;

(2) Changing the appropriation amount for additional funds for the Hawaii Community College Promise Program from $800,000 to $700,000;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2019; and

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

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair