STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2939

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  H.B. No. 2620
                                        H.D. 2
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred H.B. No. 2620, H.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RELIEF OF CERTAIN
     PERSONS' CLAIMS AGAINST THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AND
     PROVIDING APPROPRIATIONS THEREFOR,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds for the
payment of judgments against, and settlements entered into by,
the University of Hawaii for the satisfaction of claims against
the University, its officers, or its employees.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
University of Hawaii.

     Your Committee finds that there is sufficient justification
for the payment of the settlements and miscellaneous claims
submitted in the proposed measure.

     Your Committee amended the measure by:

     (1)  Including $800,000 to pay for waste minimization and
          pollution prevention and correcting the reference to
          the $505,000 payment to the department of health and
          environmental protection agency instead of referring to
          docket No. 99-NW-EA-02;


 
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     (2)  Clarifying that the funds lapse into the state general
          fund;

     (3)  Adding a new section to require the general counsel of
          the University to implement procedures for advising all
          departments and schools of the University on how to
          avoid future claims; and

     (4)  Adding a new section requiring the general counsel of
          the University to consult with the President of the
          University before entering into any settlement
          agreements for awards exceeding $75,000.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of H.B. No. 2620, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that
it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B.
No. 2620, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means.

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



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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