STAND. COM. REP. NO. 808-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: H.B. No. 2188

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 2188 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 expand the authorized uses of funds in the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund to allow for the payment of salaries for University of Hawaii positions that have been previously authorized by the Legislature to be funded by general revenues of the State.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance, University of Hawai‘i System, and two individuals.

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. 2188 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