STAND. COM. REP. NO.  177

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2007

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1527

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 1527 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COLLEGE PREPARATORY PROGRAMS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to increase the opportunities available to highly-capable secondary students by offering them college preparatory or college-level courses.  Specifically, this bill appropriates funds for the University of Hawaii (UH) to establish a college preparatory online academy.

 

     UH supported the intent of this bill.

 

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amounts to $1 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 Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1527, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1527, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education,

 

 

 

 

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair