STAND. COM. REP. NO. 237

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1126

 

 

 

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Madam:

 

     Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 1126 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to increase the educational capital of the State.

 

     Specifically, this measure appropriates the sum of $150,000, for fiscal year 2007-2008, for the Center on the Family at the University of Hawaii.  This measure also requires the University of Hawaii to report to the Legislature prior to the 2008 Regular Session on its actions taken pursuant to this measure.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by the Office of Youth Services; the University of Hawaii; the Center on the Family; the Homeless Programs Branch of the Department of Human Services; Aloha United Way; American Lung Association of Hawaii; Assisted Living Options Hawaii; Catholic Charities Hawaii; Hawaii Women Work!; Hawaii Youth Services Network; Health Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii; Honolulu Community Action Program; Institute for Human Services, Inc.; Ka Hale Pomaikai; PATCH; Project Dana; Read to Me International Foundation; Save the FoodBasket, Inc.; Springs of Living Water; Windward Homeless Coalition; and nine individuals.

 

     Your Committee finds that the Center on the Family at the University of Hawaii is an extremely valuable resource that provides important data regarding Hawaii's children, families, and elderly.  This data is made available to the public through its on-line Data Center and is used by numerous nonprofits and governmental agencies serving the less advantaged groups in our State.

 

     Your Committee further finds that the appropriation made in this measure is a wise investment of the State's resources and will help many organizations in providing their valuable services to our less advantage populations.

 

     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. 1126 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

 

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

 

 

 

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair