STAND. COM. REP. NO.868-02

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2002

RE: S.B. No. 2068

S.D. 2

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2068, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOOL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to appropriate funds to continue a position in the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) to coordinate public and private efforts to repair and maintain public schools through the Hawaii 3R's Program.

The Department of Education, DAGS, Hawaii 3R's, The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii, and General Contractors Association of Hawaii submitted testimony in support of this bill. The Hawaii State Teachers Association submitted testimony in support of the intent of this bill.

Your Committee finds that the Hawaii 3R's Program has done an excellent job of bringing together the public and private sector to perform school repair and maintenance work at a significant discount to the State. However, the DAGS coordinator position is essential to these efforts and needs to be funded if the good work of Hawaii 3R's is to continue.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Indemnifying from liability, providers of professional services for school repair and maintenance through the Hawaii 3R's Program; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive changes for purposes of style and clarity.

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 S.B. No. 2068, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2068, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

 

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KEN ITO, Chair