STAND.
COM. REP. NO. 1276-20
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2020
RE: S.B. No. 3103
S.D. 2
H.D. 2
Honorable Scott K. Saiki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Thirtieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2020
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 3103, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO A SCHOOL FACILITIES AGENCY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
(1) Establishing the School Facilities Agency to be responsible for public school development, planning, and construction related to capital improvement projects assigned by the Legislature, Governor, or Board of Education;
(2) Establishing the School Facilities Board to oversee the School Facilities Agency; and
(3) Transferring to the School Facilities Agency certain Department of Education functions related to construction.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Removing the School Facilities Agency's authority to, through its Executive Director, appoint officers, agents, and employees, prescribe their duties and qualifications, and fix their salaries, without regard to chapter 76, Hawaii Revised Statutes;
(2) Removing the Superintendent of Education and a member of the Board of Education as ex officio, non-voting members, of the School Facilities Board;
(3) Requiring the School Facilities Board to include one member representing the construction industry rather than one member of the Hawaii Construction Alliance;
(4) Removing the appropriation for the establishment of the School Facilities Agency;
(5) Changing its effective date to upon approval; and
(6) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.
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 S.B. No. 3103, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3103, S.D. 2, H.D. 2.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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