STAND. COM. REP. NO. 502-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 1829

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1829 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to address a critical gap in long-term disaster recovery by appropriating funds to the University of Hawaii's (UH) School of Social Work's Long-term Case Management Program for victims of major natural disasters.

A representative of the UH-Manoa School of Social Work testified in support of this bill.

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. 1829 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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TOMMY WATERS, Chair