STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1255

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.R. No. 80

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Higher Education, to which was referred H.R. No. 80 entitled:

 

"HOUSE RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A STUDY OF THE REGULATION OF UNACCREDITED DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATES,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to protect students in the state by requesting the Auditor to conduct a study of the regulation of unaccredited degree granting institutions in the state, which are currently governed under Chapter 446E, Hawaii Revised Statutes.  

 

     The Office of Consumer Protection provided comments.  

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Amending its title to read:  "REQUESTING THE OFFICE OF THE AUDITOR TO CONDUCT A SUNRISE REVIEW OF THE REGULATION OF UNACCREDITED DEGREE GRANTING INSTITUTIONS IN THE STATE";

 

     (2)  Requesting the Office of the Auditor to include proposed legislation in its report to the Legislature; and

 

     (3)  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 concurs with the intent and purpose of H.R. No. 80, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Legislative Management in the form attached hereto as H.R. No. 80, H.D. 1.

 

 

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

 

 

		____________________________ ISAAC W. CHOY, Chair