STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1762
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2025
RE: S.B. No. 1393
S.D. 1
H.D. 3
Honorable Nadine K. Nakamura
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2025
State of Hawaii
Madame:
Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 1393, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE USE OF PUBLIC LANDS,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to:
(1) Require the School Facilities Authority to consult with the Department of Education or other impacted department or agency before any transfer or lease of land or property owned or occupied by the impacted department or agency to the School Facilities Authority; and
(2) Repeal the requirement that the Department of Education transfer title to lands it holds upon request of the School Facilities Authority.
Your Committee finds that the existing process for transferring or leasing state lands to the School Facilities Authority lacks sufficient collaboration with the Department of Education, potentially leading to misalignment with the Department's operational goals and long-term planning. Without a formal consultation requirement, decisions regarding land management may disrupt the Department of Education's mission to provide effective student learning environments. This measure ensures such decisions align with the educational and operational goals of the Department of Education.
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 Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1393, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1393, S.D. 1, H.D. 3.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,
|
|
|
____________________________ DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair |
|
|
|
|