STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1132

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 317

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 317 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii to support student mentors and tutors at community colleges.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii and Oahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that peer mentoring and tutoring improves students' academic achievement and social development and provides student hires with important employment opportunities.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 317 and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair