STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2582

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 278
                                        S.D. 2




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 278, S.D. 2, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to change the composition of and
number of members serving on the Board of Directors of the
Research Corporation of the University of Hawaii.

     Specifically, this measure increases the total number of
directors from ten to eleven, and decreases from five to two the
number of directors who are also members of the Board of Regents
of the University of Hawaii.  Lastly, this bill adds two new
members who are university vice presidents or deans, and two new
members who are university faculty.

     Your Committee finds that this change in the composition and
size of the Board of Directors will promote the integration of
the Research Corporation into the operations of the university as
a whole, thereby broadening the university's base of autonomy.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
278, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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