STAND. COM. REP. NO. 425

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 1399

S.D. 1

 

 

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. 1399 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT MAKING AN APPROPRIATION FOR SAFETY AND SECURITY IMPROVEMENTS FOR UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CAMPUSES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to make an appropriation of funds to improve safety and security measures on all of the University of Hawaii (UH) campuses.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaii Government Employees Association, University of Hawaii Student Caucus, Parents and Friends of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and one individual. The University of Hawaii supports the intent of the bill.

Your Committee finds that, in order to encourage and foster academic achievement and personal growth, the UH campuses must remain safe and productive environments. Safety and security issues have been long standing concerns on UH campuses statewide. With the growth of the university system, an increase in crimes against persons and property has become a concern. Your Committee believes that, in order to encourage and foster academic achievement and personal growth, all of the campuses within the UH system must remain safe and productive environments.

Approval of this measure will help address problems on all the campuses of the University that make students feel intimidated, apprehensive and afraid. The University must promptly reduce, and in the longer term, end property crimes, assaults and other serious incidents in order to create a safe and secure campus.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making an appropriation of $200,000 for improvements to safety and security on all campuses of the UH system.

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. 1399, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1399, S.D. 1, 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