STAND. COM. REP. NO. 3444

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: H.B. No. 1891

H.D. 2

S.D. 2

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred H.B. No. 1891, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO EDUCATION,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to provide additional funding to address the repair and maintenance backlog in our public schools.

Your Committee notes that the current backlog in repairs and maintenance for all public schools totals $525,000,000. This measure is being considered as one means of addressing the backlog.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Inserting a specified amount of $1 as the amount of general excise taxes that is to be deposited into the state educational facilities improvement special fund, for the sole purpose of allowing further discussion on this measure;

(2) Changing the effective date and the repeal date of this measure to July 1, 2050 and June 30, 2007, respectively, for the same reason; and

(3) Making technical nonsubstantive changes for purposes of clarity and consistency.

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 H.B. No. 1891, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1891, H.D. 2, S.D. 2.

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

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair