STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3696

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 2501

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 2501, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to repeal the reporting requirement that the University of Hawaii identify the cost impacts to the State of providing workers' compensation coverage for University of Hawaii students.

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

Your Committee finds that no workers' compensation claims for University of Hawaii students have been made since the 2014-2016 fiscal biennium. However, the University of Hawaii is still required to submit a biennial report to the Legislature, whether or not a claim is made. Your Committee further finds that a similar reporting requirement for the Department of Education was repealed by Act 224, Session Laws of Hawaii 2022. Your Committee thus recognizes that the reporting requirement for the University of Hawaii is no longer necessary.

Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date from July 1, 3000, to upon its approval.

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 H.B. No. 2501, H.D. 1, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2501, H.D. 1, S.D. 2.

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

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DONOVAN M. DELA CRUZ, Chair