STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1555_______

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 1999

                                 RE: H.R. No. 205
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred
H.R. No. 205 entitled:

     "HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO
     INCREASE EFFORTS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM ASIAN PACIFIC
     COUNTRIES TO STUDY MEDICINE AT THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF
     MEDICINE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this resolution is to request the University
of Hawaii to increase its efforts to recruit students from the
Asian Pacific countries to matriculate at the John A. Burns
School of Medicine.

     The University of Hawaii's School of Medicine submitted
comments on the measure.

     Your Committee also finds that the income generated from the
out-of-state students helps offset the cost of operating the
medical school.

     Your Committee has amended this resolution by:

     (1)  Including the statement that an increase in students
          and an increase in medical research funds would create
          economic benefits for the School of Medicine;


 
 
 
 
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     (2)  Requesting that the University of Hawaii also increase
          its efforts to secure research funds for the John A.
          Burns School of Medicine; and 
     
     (3)  Changing its title to read: "REQUESTING THE UNIVERSITY
          OF HAWAII TO INCREASE EFFORTS TO RECRUIT STUDENTS FROM
          ASIAN PACIFIC COUNTRIES TO STUDY MEDICINE AT THE JOHN
          A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND TO SECURE RESEARCH
          FUNDS FOR THE JOHN A. BURNS SCHOOL OF MEDICINE.".

  
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report,
your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No.
205, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the
Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 205,
H.D. 1.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Higher Education,



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                                   DAVID MORIHARA, Chair