STAND. COM. REP. NO. 799

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 1222

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1222, S.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 expand the scope of expenditures from the Conference Center Revolving Fund.

More specifically, this measure:

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

(2) Authorizes 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 moneys from the Conference Center Revolving Fund; and

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

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that the College of Continuing Education and Community Service no longer exists, making the University of Hawaii at Hilo unable to expend the moneys in the Conference Center Revolving Fund. Your Committee further finds that the amendments made by this measure will allow the University of Hawaii at Hilo to once again expend the moneys in the Conference Center Revolving Fund.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure.

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. 1222, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1222, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair