CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 156

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                  , 2019

 

RE:     S.B. No. 1418

        S.D. 1

        H.D. 1

        C.D. 1

 

 

 

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

 

Sirs:

 

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1418, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

 

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

 

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

 

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to appropriate funds to the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council for four full-time equivalent positions to promote access, diversity, and workforce development, including programs and policies related to Philippine courses and Filipino students.

 

     Your Committee on Conference finds that, despite their high representation in the general population and in schools within the Department of Education, students of Filipino ancestry are underrepresented at certain campuses within the University of Hawaii System, such as the University of Hawaii at Manoa.  Your Committee on Conference further finds that the University of Hawaii Pamantasan Council was established, in part, to address issues of representation and ensure the success of Filipino students.  This measure provides additional resources for the Pamantasan Council to ensure an increase in academic interest, student success, and graduation among Filipino students.

 

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Inserting an appropriation amount of $195,000 for fiscal years 2019-2020 and 2020-2021;

 

     (2)  Specifying that the appropriation shall be for two, rather than four, full-time equivalent (2.0 FTE) positions for the University of Hawaii system-wide Pamantasan Council; and

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2019.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1418, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1418, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

 

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

 

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

 

____________________________

JUSTIN H. WOODSON

Co-Chair

 

____________________________

DONNA MERCADO KIM

Chair

____________________________

AARON LING JOHANSON

Co-Chair

 

____________________________

GILBERT S.C. KEITH-AGARAN

Co-Chair

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TY J.K. CULLEN

Co-Chair