CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 131-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3090

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 3090, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO FEDERAL INDIRECT OVERHEAD REIMBURSEMENTS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to provide greater fiscal transparency by broadening the purposes for which indirect costs from federal grants incurred by the Department of Education, State Public Charter School Commission, or a charter school authorizer may be reimbursed.

Your Committee on Conference finds that indirect cost funds are reimbursements from federal grants received by the Department of Education for costs incurred in support of administrative and general business operations. Accordingly, this measure promotes better, intentional, planned, and transparent use of the funds by broadening the purposes for which indirect costs from federal grants may be used.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2022; and

(2) Making a technical, nonsubstantive amendment for the purposes of clarity and consistency.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3090, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3090, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair	____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair
____________________________ STACELYNN K. M. ELI Co-Chair	____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI Co-Chair