HB1707 HSCR102-04

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 102-04

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 1707

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1707 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE HAWAII MEDICAL EDUCATION SPECIAL FUND,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to provide the University of Hawaii (UH) with the same flexibility to manage the Medical Education Special Fund (Special Fund) in a manner consistent with other UH special funds by:

(1) Transferring the administration of the Special Fund from the Medical Education Council to UH; and

(2) Deleting the establishment of the Special Fund in the State Treasury.

UH supported this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1707 and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

		____________________________ K. MARK TAKAI, Chair