STAND. COM. REP. NO.  354-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2443

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2443 entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to support the University of Hawaii at Hilo's memorandum of understanding with the RISE 21st Century After School Program by appropriating $500,000 to establish staff positions and for related expenses.

 

     The University of Hawaii at Hilo, Imiloa Astronomy Center of Hawaii, and several concerned individuals supported the measure.  A concerned individual submitted comments.

 

     Your Committee recognizes that fiscal determinations are within the purview of your Committee on Finance.  Therefore, your Committee has deleted all appropriation amounts within this measure and respectfully requests that, if your Committee on Finance chooses to advance this bill, the sum of $500,000 be re-inserted.  Moreover, technical, nonsubstantive amendments were made for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     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. 2443, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2443, H.D. 1, 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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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair