STAND. COM. REP. NO. 355-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: H.B. No. 2501

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Higher Education & Technology, to which was referred H.B. No. 2501 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII REPORTING REQUIREMENTS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure repeal the reporting requirement to identify the cost impacts to the State of providing workers' compensation coverage for University of Hawaii students.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the University of Hawaii System.

Your Committee finds that this measure would reduce the administrative burden of creating a report that is no longer necessary.

Your Committee has amended this measure by:

(1) Changing the effective date to July 1, 3000, to encourage further discussion; and

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

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education & Technology that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2501, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2501, H.D. 1, and be referred to your Committee on Finance.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Higher Education & Technology,

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AMY A. PERRUSO, Chair