STAND. COM. REP. NO.  224-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.B. No. 3436

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 3436 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this bill is to provide an environment conducive to higher learning for Hawaii's students by:

 

     (1)  Authorizing the issuance of $100,000,000 in general obligation bonds for capital renewal and deferred maintenance items throughout the University of Hawaii (UH) system, UH at Hilo, UH at West Oahu, the UH community colleges, and UH at Manoa; and

 

     (2)  Authorizing the issuance of $13,250,000 in general obligation bonds for capital improvement projects to improve certain UH athletic facilities.

 

     UH, UH at Manoa, the interim athletic director of UH, dean of the College of Engineering at UH at Manoa, members of the UH at Manoa Faculty Senate Executive Committee, members of the Associated Students of the UH, and numerous concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  A concerned individual offered comments.

 

     Your Committee defers decision on the final amounts of the appropriations to be made, and therefore has amended this bill by changing all the appropriations to unspecified amounts.

 

     Your Committee has further amended this bill by:

 

     (1)  Deleting the statement that the $50,000,000 requested by the Office of the Governor for UH system repair and maintenance must be increased to $100,000,000;

 

     (2)  Designating UH as the expending agency for the appropriations;

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to June 30, 2020, to encourage further discussion; and

 

     (4)  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. 3436, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 3436, 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