STAND. COM. REP. NO.  725-14

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2014

 

RE:   H.B. No. 1654

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2014

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 1654, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to help address the backlog of deferred repair and maintenance projects at the University of Hawaii through the establishment of a campus facility board tasked with identifying, evaluating, and prioritizing repair and maintenance projects and reporting its findings to the Legislature.

 

     An individual testified in support of this measure.  The University of Hawaii testified in opposition to this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1654, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

 

 

 

 

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair