CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 120

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 960

H.D. 1

S.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

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. 960, H.D. 1, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE SCHOOL FACILITIES AUTHORITY,"

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:

(1) Include the development and construction of prekindergarten facilities among the powers of the School Facilities Authority;

(2) Transfer general funds previously appropriated to the School Facilities Authority of the Department of Education to the School Facilities Special Fund for fiscal year 2023-2024; and

(3) Appropriate funds out of the School Facilities Special Fund for the School Facilities Authority to construct new school facilities and renovate, improve, and expand existing school facilities to increase prekindergarten student capacity.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Appropriating $200,000,000 out of the School Facilities Special Fund for the School Facilities Authority to construct new school facilities and renovate, improve, and expand existing school facilities to increase prekindergarten student capacity;

(2) Adding the requisite information for making an appropriation in excess of the general fund expenditure ceiling pursuant to article VII, section 9, of the Hawaii State Constitution and sections 37-91 and 37-93, Hawaii Revised Statutes;

(3) Changing the effective date to July 1, 2023; and

(4) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for the purposes of clarity, consistency, and style.

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. 960, 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. 960, 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

____________________________ MICHELLE N. KIDANI Chair	____________________________ JUSTIN H. WOODSON Co-Chair
____________________________ LYNN DECOITE Co-Chair	____________________________ LISA KITAGAWA Co-Chair