STAND. COM. REP. NO.  107

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 52

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 52 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SELECTIVE SERVICE REGISTRATION AWARENESS AND COMPLIANCE ACT,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to prohibit persons who are not compliant with the Military Selective Service Act from enjoying state-sponsored post-secondary education, post-secondary financial assistance, and state employment opportunities.

 

     Specifically, the measure prohibits, subject to various exceptions, any male who has failed to register with the Selective Service System from:

 

     (1)  Enrolling at, or receiving education from, any campus of the University of Hawaii System;

 

     (2)  Receiving educational financial assistance from the State; and

 

     (3)  Being eligible for state employment or service.

 

     No testimony was submitted on this measure.

 

     Your Committee finds that compliance with the Military Selective Service Act, including registration with the Selective Service System, is necessary for the security of the United States.  This measure will align state practice with respect to state education and employment eligibility with current federal laws that disqualify those who fail to register with the Selective Service System from employment within the executive branch of the federal government and from receiving federal student financial assistance.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 52 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Higher Education.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

 

 

 

 

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KEN ITO, Chair