STAND. COM. REP. NO68

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 604

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 604 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HAWAII NATIONAL GUARD TUITION ASSISTANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to:

(1) Remove the residency requirement for Hawaii National Guard (Guard) members who wish to obtain tuition assistance to attend the University of Hawaii (UH); and

(2) Exempt the Adjutant General from chapter 91, Hawaii Revised Statutes, when developing policies to award tuition assistance for Guard members.

The University of Hawaii and Department of Defense supported this bill.

Your Committee believes that the removal of the residency requirement will allow the Guard to help recruit personnel. Currently, active duty military services personnel have an advantage over the Guard members since active duty non-resident members attending UH are allowed to pay the resident tuition rate.

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. 604 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

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ROY TAKUMI, Chair