STAND. COM. REP. 235

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2003

RE: H.B. No. 1653

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1653 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to authorize the reimbursement of Board of Education (BOE) members' mileage expenses while traveling to and from board meetings, or while on official business as authorized by the BOE Chairperson.

BOE submitted testimony in support of this bill.

Your Committee finds that BOE members often use their own vehicles while on official business. Offering a mileage allowance would help to defray the costs of participating on this unpaid board. This would also create parity with members of other boards in the State, including members of the University of Hawaii Board of Regents, who currently may apply for such an allowance.

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 H.B. No. 1653 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 Education,

 

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ROY M. TAKUMI, Chair