CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 41

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: H.B. No. 1291

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 1291, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SCHOLARSHIPS,"

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 of this measure is to allow applicants to the University of Hawaii who earned a high school diploma from a public high school in the State with a cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and also provide evidence that they qualified for and received special education services for two or more years during enrollment in grades nine through twelve to be eligible for the Hawaii State Scholars Program.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Amending the eligibility requirements to include applicants who provide evidence that the student qualified for and received special education for two or more years during enrollment in grades seven through twelve; and

(2) Changing the effective date to upon approval.

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 H.B. No. 1291, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 1291, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair	____________________________ GREGG TAKAYAMA Co-Chair
	____________________________ AMY A. PERRUSO Co-Chair