STAND. COM. REP. 3026

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2004

RE: H.B. No. 2547

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2004

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2547, H.D. 2, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Grant limited oversight to the Auditor over expenditures made from the University of Hawaii (UH) tuition and fees special fund for the University of Hawaii Foundation; and

(2) Require the UH to report to the Legislature before each Regular Session on the expenditures.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure from the Auditor. Your Committee received testimony in opposition from the University of Hawaii and University of Hawaii Foundation.

Your Committee finds that this measure is necessary to achieve greater transparency and accountability regarding funds received by the University of Hawaii Foundation, which is a private, nonprofit entity that expends public moneys.

Your Committee has amended the measure by removing its

contents and replacing them with those of S.B. No. 3013, to:

(1) Delete reference to promoting alumni activities and maintaining stewardship over state moneys; and

(2) Make the effective date upon approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2547, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2547, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair