STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1219

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 1222

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred S.B. No. 1222, S.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Expand the scope of programs the Conference Center Revolving Fund may support to include conference center programs conducted by the University of Hawaii at Hilo;

(2) Authorize the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo or the Chancellor's designee, instead of the Dean of the College of Continuing Education and Community Service, to expend monies from the Conference Center Revolving Fund; and

(3) Require the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo to submit an annual report to the Legislature that accounts for all income and expenditures of the Conference Center Revolving Fund.

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

Your Committee finds that under existing law, the Conference Center Revolving Fund is specifically designated to the College of Continuing Education and Community Service at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. However, the College of Continuing Education and Community Service no longer exists. As such, the University of Hawaii at Hilo has been unable to expend monies in the Conference Center Revolving Fund. This measure will enable the University of Hawaii at Hilo to once again expend monies in the Conference Center Revolving Fund.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1222, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1222, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

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

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GREGG TAKAYAMA, Chair