STAND. COM. REP. NO. 4-18
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2018
RE: H.B. No. 1805
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Ninth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2018
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection, to which was referred H.B. No. 1805 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO ENERGY TRAINING,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Requiring the University of Hawaii (UH) community colleges to establish and administer energy systems and technology training courses for relevant county officers and employees on the various standards and requirements for renewable energy systems and related distributed electricity technologies;
(2) Requiring the UH community colleges, or its designee, to establish a stakeholder committee to provide input, guidance, and outreach assistance to the UH community colleges;
(3) Requiring the UH community colleges to submit a progress report to the Legislature prior to the Regular Session of 2020; and
(4) Appropriating $125,000 for fiscal year 2018-2019 for the energy systems and technology training program and authorizing the use of funds to reimburse participants for fees paid.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1805 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Higher Education.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Energy & Environmental Protection,
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____________________________ CHRIS LEE, Chair |
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