STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3126

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 3374

S.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2022

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 3374 entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys for the University of Hawaii Community Colleges' workforce development programs to fund administration, training, employment positions, and student support.

Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii.

Your Committee received written comments on this measure from the Department of Budget and Finance.

Your Committee finds that the workforce development programs funded by this measure will help prepare students for immediate employment, contribute to the State's economic recovery from the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic, and support Hawaii's evolving workforce needs.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to facilitate further discussion on the measure; and

(2) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3374, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3374, S.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair