THE SENATE

THE THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE

INTERIM OF 2018

COMMITTEE ON HIGHER EDUCATION

Senator Donna Mercado Kim, Chair

Senator Michelle N. Kidani, Vice Chair

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS

Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz, Chair

Senator Gilbert S.C. Keith-Agaran, Vice Chair

NOTICE OF INFORMATIONAL BRIEFING

DATE:	Wednesday, December 19, 2018
TIME:	1:30 P.M.
PLACE:	Conference Room 211 State Capitol 415 South Beretania Street

A G E N D A

The purpose of this informational briefing is to receive an update on the University of Hawai’i system.  Topics to be discussed will include, but are not limited to the following:

· An overview of the university’s finances, including its base budget

· Alternative budgetary models that the university has looked into and considered

· Carrying capacity in relation to buildings and facilities and its effect on the university’s budget

· Teaching capacity of tenured faculty

· Cost reduction and revenue enhancement opportunities

· Administrative positions and determining the appropriate ratio of administrative officials to student/faculty

· Student tuition and enrollment

· Update on the Hawai’i Promise Program

No public testimony will be accepted.

If you require auxiliary aids or services to participate in the public hearing process (i.e., interpretive services (oral or written), ASL interpreter, or wheelchair accessibility), please contact the committee clerk at least 24 hours prior to the hearing so that arrangements can be made.

For further information, please call the Committee Clerk at 587-7200.

_____________________________________ Senator Donovan M. Dela Cruz Chair	_____________________________________ Senator Donna Mercado Kim Chair
	_____________________________________ Senator Ronald D. Kouchi President of the Senate