THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2690

THIRTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2020

S.D. 1

STATE OF HAWAII

 

 

 

 

 

 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

 

RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII.

 

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

 

     SECTION 1.  The university of Hawaii Maui college's office of international and regional partnerships connects students from Maui with students abroad to develop meaningful relationships in an increasingly globalized world.  The partnership offers study abroad opportunities in Canada, the Czech Republic, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand, Okinawa, the Philippines, Portugal, and Spain.  Such programs help students gain foreign language skills and cross-cultural competence.  The office of international and regional partnerships also works with the non-profit foundation Sister Cities in the county of Maui to promote economic and educational relationships between the county of Maui and the world.  The college's office of international and regional partnerships estimates that

$            is needed to allow eighteen to twenty students to participate in these study abroad programs, based on past travel costs.

     Accordingly, the purpose of this Act is to appropriate funds for the university of Hawaii Maui college's office of international and regional partnerships to subsidize travel expenses and tuition for students who wish to study abroad.

     SECTION 2.  There is appropriated out of the general revenues of the State of Hawaii the sum of $          or so much thereof as may be necessary for fiscal year 2020-2021 for the study abroad programs offered by the university of Hawaii Maui college's office of international and regional partnerships.

     The sum appropriated shall be expended by the university of Hawaii for the purposes of this Act.

     SECTION 3.  This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2050.

 

 

Report Title:

UH; Office of International and Regional Partnerships; Study Abroad Scholarships; Appropriation

 

Description:

Appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii Maui College's  Office of International and Regional Partnerships to subsidize travel expenses and tuition for students who wish to study abroad.  Effective 7/1/2050.  (SD1)

 

 

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