STAND. COM. REP. NO. 793

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1072

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 Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1072, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TUITION AND FEES SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal the requirements established by Act 236, Session Laws of Hawaii 2015, which required:

(1) Each University of Hawaii campus to prepare an operations plan to be reviewed by the President, Vice President for Budget and Finance, and Chief Financial Officer of the University of Hawaii; and

(2) Monies in the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund for each University of Hawaii campus to lapse to the credit of program identification number UOH900, University of Hawaii system wide support.

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1072, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair