STAND. COM. REP. NO.  736-18

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2018

 

RE:   H.B. No. 2604

      H.D. 2

 

 

 

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Ninth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2018

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts, to which was referred H.B. No. 2604, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to broaden cultural and educational experiences for Hawaii's college students by appropriating funds to the University of Hawaii to fund one or more programs to implement international college experiences for students enrolled at a University of Hawaii campus.

 

     A concerned individual testified in support of this measure.  The Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism testified in support of the intent of this measure.  The University of Hawaii provided comments.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2604, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to your Committee on Finance in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2604, H.D. 2.

 

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Veterans, Military, & International Affairs, & Culture and the Arts,

 

 

 

 

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MATTHEW S. LOPRESTI, Chair