STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1644-06

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2006

RE: S.B. No. 1648

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

 

 

 

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 S.B. No. 1648, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to support our military forces, law enforcement personnel, and other first responders by:

(1) Providing for tuition refunds for qualifying children of certain law enforcement and military personnel and other first responders killed in the line of duty;

(2) Providing for tuition refunds to certain members of the military who are unable to attend college for more than 30 days in a semester as a result of their military duties, including members of the Hawaii National Guard or military reserves who are called into active duty and active duty military personnel; and

(3) Appropriating funds for tuition assistance for members of the Hawaii National Guard who are undergraduate students enrolled in degree programs at the University of Hawaii.

The Hawaii National Guard Association, Hawaii National Guard Enlisted Association, University of Hawaii and The Chamber of Commerce of Hawaii testified in support of this bill.

Your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

(2) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

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 S.B. No. 1648, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1648, S.D. 1, H.D. 2.

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

 

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DWIGHT TAKAMINE, Chair