STAND. COM. REP. NO. 108

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 62

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 H.B. No. 62 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO NON-GENERAL FUNDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to repeal or reclassify certain non-general funds of the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee received testimony in opposition to this measure from the University of Hawai‘i System. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Tax Foundation of Hawaii.

Your Committee finds that the repeal and reclassification of the University of Hawaii non-general funds in this measure are pursuant to the recommendations in the February 2020 Auditor's report to the Governor and the Legislature, "Review of Special Funds, Revolving Funds, Trust Funds, and Trust Accounts of the University of Hawai‘i" (Report No. 20-03).

Your Committee notes the testimony of the University of Hawaii that the administration of the Conference Center Revolving Fund should be updated to authorize the Chancellor of the University of Hilo to utilize the fund. Currently, the fund is statutorily administered by the College of Continuing Education and Community Service which no longer exists.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Retaining the University of Hawaii at Manoa Intercollegiate Athletics Special Fund;

(2) Retaining the Conference Center Revolving Fund and transferring authority to expend funds to the Chancellor of the University of Hawaii at Hilo;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2060, to encourage further discussion; and

(4) 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 H.B. No. 62, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 62, 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