STAND. COM. REP. NO. 703-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: H.B. No. 3063

H.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 3063, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY TRAINING,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to assist in the development of a highly skilled and trained technological workforce by appropriating funds to the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii, Inc., (EDAH) which focuses on supporting partnership workforce development in science and technological careers.

The Workforce Development Council, Office of Economic Development of the County of Kauai, EDAH, Hawaii Agriculture Research Center, Hawaii Crop Improvement Association, Hawaii Island Economic Development Board, General Dynamics Advanced Information Systems, Kauai Economic Development Board, Inc., Trex Advanced Materials, Enterprise Honolulu, Maui Economic Development Board, Inc., and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 3063, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair