CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 96

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2013

 

RE:    S.B. No. 1221

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 2

       C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Donna Mercado Kim

President of the Senate

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Madam and Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1221, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO HIGHER EDUCATION,"

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii at Hilo to hire a program coordinator and a technical support staff member for an international flight training center and associated aeronautical training programs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Community College.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that pursuant to Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 156, S.D. 1, adopted during the Regular Session of 2012, the Legislature urged the creation of an exploratory committee to consider the establishment of an international flight training center and associated aeronautical training programs at the University of Hawaii at Hilo and Hawaii Community College.

 

     Your Committee on Conference further finds that this measure will provide funding to complete the necessary studies and planning for the programs' future implementation.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Specifying that the program coordinator and technical support staff member shall work in conjunction with the state aviation community;

 

     (2)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $100,000 for fiscal year 2013-2014 only; and

 

     (3)  Making this measure effective on July 1, 2013.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1221, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1221, S.D. 2, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Co-Chair

 

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Chair

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SCOTT Y. NISHIMOTO, Co-Chair

 

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WILL ESPERO, Co-Chair

 

 

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Co-Chair