STAND. COM. REP. NO. 41

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE: S.B. No. 806

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred S.B. No. 806 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC SCHOOL LANDS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose and intent of this measure is to require the Attorney General of the State of Hawaii, on behalf of the Department of Education, to institute proceedings to acquire certain land owned by the Mililani Town Association by voluntary action or condemnation.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Department of Education. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Department of the Attorney General.

Your Committee finds that the Mililani Town Association owns a parcel of land that fronts Mililani High School. Mililani High School desires to build an access ramp on this parcel that is compliant with the Americans for Disabilities Act to allow students, staff, family members, and the general public access to the school. Mililani Town Association is amenable to this construction and would like to avoid the potential for liability by transferring title to the parcel to the State. This measure provides a legal process for the friendly condemnation of the parcel by the State in a manner agreeable to all parties.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 806 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to your Committee on Ways and Means.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Education,

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MICHELLE N. KIDANI, Chair