STAND. COM. REP. NO.  993-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2620

      S.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 2620, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to abolish the Regents Candidate Advisory Council and its role of submitting names to the Governor of qualified candidates for the University of Hawaii Board of Regents.  This measure is contingent upon the ratification of a constitutional amendment that repeals the constitutional requirement that is being implemented by the current law.  

 

     The University of Hawaii Professional Assembly supported this bill.  The Regents Candidate Advisory Council and two concerned individuals opposed this measure.  The Governor provided comments.

 

     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 S.B. No. 2620, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

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SCOTT NISHIMOTO, Chair