STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1200-22

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2022

RE: S.B. No. 3374

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred S.B. No. 3374, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COMMUNITY COLLEGES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii community colleges' workforce development programs to fund administration, training, positions, and student support.

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

Your Committee finds that Hawaii's community colleges play a critical role in the economic growth and development of the State. Community colleges provide residents with opportunities to improve their employment prospects and develop a workforce that helps companies and nonprofit organizations survive and thrive as they meet the needs of the community. This measure will provide funding to support the community colleges in providing these services to develop the State's workforce.

Your Committee has amended this measure by 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 S.B. No. 3374, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3374, S.D. 1, 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