STAND. COM. REP. NO. 69

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 44

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 44 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to amend the law relating to higher education.

Prior to the hearing on this measure, your Committee posted and made available for public review a proposed S.D. 1, which amends this measure by deleting its contents and replacing it with language that:

(1) Specifies that the Attorney General shall represent the University of Hawaii in any litigation, render legal counsel to the university, and draft legal documents for the university;

(2) Repeals the authority of the Board of Regents of the University of Hawaii to appoint or retain general counsel independent of the Attorney General to provide legal services for the university;

(3) Repeals the general counsel of the University of Hawaii; and

(4) Appropriates funds to the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee has amended this measure by adopting the proposed S.D. 1.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 44, as amended herein, and recommends that it be recommitted to your Committee on Higher Education, in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 44, S.D. 1, for further consideration.

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

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair