STAND. COM. REP. NO.  305

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2015

 

RE:   H.B. No. 843

      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 Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 843 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 provide additional resources to the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council to help the State and the University of Hawaii meet strategic goals for access and diversity by supporting annual conferences, workshops, curriculum development, exchange programs, internships, neighbor island travel, library material, distance education units, and community partnerships.

 

     The University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council; Filipino American Citizens League; Kabataang maka-Bayan, Pro-People Youth Oahu, Nursing Advocates & Mentors, Inc., and several concerned individuals testified in support of this measure.  The University of Hawaii System supported the intent of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the appropriated amounts to unspecified amounts to encourage further discussion.

 

     Should the Committee on Finance deliberate this measure further, your Committee on Higher Education respectfully requests that it consider appropriating $225,000 for each year of fiscal biennium 2015-2017 to fund four full-time positions for the system-wide Pamantasan Council, including instructional faculty, student personnel, and graduate assistantships.

 

     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 H.B. No. 843, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 843, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

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

 

 

 

 

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ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair