STAND. COM. REP. NO. 493

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 898

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 898 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 repeal the sunset provision of Act 321, Sessions Laws of 1986, which allowed the University of Hawaii to assume authority for all matters relating to its acquisition of goods and services.

Your Committee received testimony in support of the measure by the University of Hawaii System.

Your Committee finds that the sunset date should be repealed to allow the University of Hawaii to retain its duties rather than relinquish them to the Department of Accounting and General Services. The University of Hawaii has used the greater flexibility in this Act to increase its efficiency in financial administration.

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 S.B. No. 898 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

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

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CLAYTON HEE, Chair