STAND. COM. REP. NO.  772

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 457

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Eighth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2015

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 457, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to help the University of Hawaii comply with federal mandates contained in Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 and the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 to effectively address sexual violence on campus by appropriating funds for staff and materials.

 

     The University of Hawaii; Planned Parenthood of Hawaii; Filipino American Citizens League; Filipino Coalition for Solidarity; Nursing Advocates & Mentors, Inc.; and two concerned individuals supported the measure.  Three concerned individuals submitted comments.

 

     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. 457, 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