CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 166

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2023

RE: S.B. No. 1586

S.D. 1

H.D. 2

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2023

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 1586, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII COLLEGE OF TROPICAL AGRICULTURE AND HUMAN RESOURCES,"

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 appropriate funds for the University of Hawaii at Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources to establish full-time equivalent (FTE) positions.

Your Committee on Conference finds that Hawaii's agricultural ranchers and growers rely on the research, outreach, and education of the University of Hawaii College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources' Cooperative Extension. To serve the many and evolving needs of the State's local producers, the Extension requires additional staff. This measure expands the capacity of the Extension to address entomological, livestock, and farm and consumer food safety needs across the islands.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Specifying that the funds shall be appropriated out of the University of Hawaii Tuition and Fees Special Fund;

(2) Inserting an appropriation amount of $500,000 for fiscal year 2023-2024 and the same sum for fiscal year 2024-2025 for five administrative, professional, and technical full-time equivalent (5.0 APT FTE) positions;

(3) Inserting an effective date of July 1, 2023; and

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

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 S.B. No. 1586, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1586, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ AMY A. PERRUSO Co-Chair	____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM Chair
____________________________ BERTRAND KOBAYASHI Co-Chair	____________________________ MIKE GABBARD Co-Chair
	____________________________ DRU KANUHA Co-Chair