STAND. COM. REP. NO. 888

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: H.B. No. 960

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 960, H.D. 1, entitled:

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

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Transfer $200,000,000 of general funds previously appropriated to the School Facilities Authority of the Department of Education to the School Facilities Special Fund; and

(2) Appropriate an unspecified amount of funds out of the School Facilities Special Fund for the School Facilities Authority to expand access to pre‑kindergarten for eligible children.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Executive Office on Early Learning, Early Learning Board, Hui for Excellence in Education, and Kamehameha Schools. Your Committee received comments on this measure from the Office of the Lieutenant Governor, Department of Budget and Finance, University of Hawai‘i System, and School Facilities Authority.

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. 960, 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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KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Chair