STAND. COM. REP. NO.  38-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2089

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 2089 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TUITION ASSISTANCE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to increase accessibility to higher education through the State's tuition assistance program for Hawaii National Guard members who are students in a degree program at the University of Hawaii.  This measure expands eligibility for the existing tuition assistance program to include qualified enlisted persons, warrant officers, and certain company grade officers of the Hawaii National Guard who are retired.

 

     The Adjutant General and Office of Veterans Services testified in support of the intent of this measure.  The University of Hawaii provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing its effective date to June 15, 2215, to facilitate further discussion.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2089, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2089, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Higher Education.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

 

 

 

 

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MATTHEW S. LOPRESTI, Chair