STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3360

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 2823

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 Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2823, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII SYSTEM,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to prohibit the President of the University of Hawaii from concurrently serving as the chancellor of any campus in the University of Hawaii System.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from one individual.

Your Committee received written comments in opposition to this measure from the University of Hawaii System and one individual.

Your Committee finds that separating the positions of President of the University of Hawaii and chancellor of a University of Hawaii campus will help to prevent any potential conflicts of interest.

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. 2823, S.D. 1, 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