STAND. COM. REP. NO.  7-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   H.B. No. 2116

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 2116 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII CENTER ON AGING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow the University of Hawaii (UH) Center on Aging Research and Education (Center) to carry out its mission to assure the well-being of Hawaii's elder population by appropriating funds to the Center to establish up to four faculty positions and for program expenses to develop methods to provide gerontological and aging education, curriculum and teaching development and coordination, outreach and community services, and student aid.

     The Policy Advisory Board for Elder Affairs and several concerned individuals testified in support of this bill.  UH supported the intent of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by:

     (1)  Changing the appropriation amount to $1 to promote further discussion; and

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

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Higher Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 2116, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 2116, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committees on Health and Human Services & Housing.

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

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JERRY L. CHANG, Chair