STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1094

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2019

RE: H.B. No. 398

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirtieth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2019

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 398, 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 promote an increase in the number of teachers in Hawai‘i by requiring the University of Hawai‘i to establish additional distance-learning classes in teaching for students who are pursuing undergraduate degrees in education.

The Department of Education, Hawaii State Teachers Association, and O‘ahu County Committee on Legislative Priorities of the Democratic Party of Hawai‘i provided testimony in support of this measure. The University of Hawai‘i System provided 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. 398, 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