STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3672

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2257

H.D. 1

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2020

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2257, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE CONFERENCE CENTER REVOLVING FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to transfer the authority to expend monies from the University of Hawaii at Hilo Conference Center Revolving Fund to the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo and expand the scope of the fund to all University of Hawaii at Hilo conference center programs. This measure would also require the Chancellor to report income and expenditures annually to the Legislature.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from University of Hawai‘i System and one individual.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

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 H.B. No. 2257, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2257, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair