STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1484-08

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

 

RE:   H.C.R. No. 314

 

 

 

 

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.C.R. No. 314 entitled:

 

"HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION URGING THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII TO ESTABLISH AND ADMINISTER A REHABILITATIVE AND RELATED SERVICES GRADUATE SCHOOL LOAN PROGRAM WITHIN ITS CENTER ON DISABILITY STUDIES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this concurrent resolution is to urge the University of Hawaii to establish and administer a graduate school loan program for rehabilitative and related services within its Center on Disability Studies.

 

     Testimony in support of this measure was received from the State Council on Developmental Disabilities, AONE Hawaii Chapter, Easter Seals Hawaii, Good Beginnings Alliance, Hawaii Chapter - American Physical Therapy Association, Hawaii Speech-Language-Hearing Association, Imua Family Services, Occupational Therapy Association of Hawaii, Therapeutic Touch of Health, and numerous private citizens.

 

     The University of Hawaii System opposed this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of H.C.R. No. 314 and recommends that it 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