For those of you who think the UH special funds battle is over, think again.
So far, two bills - SB 120 and HB 79 - have come into legislative committees this session targeting the state's special and revolving funds with a blanket repeal. Both measures have been deferred by their respective committees for now.
But they could always come up again, especially since, in the case of Sen. David Ige's Ways and Means committee, legislators intend to re-craft these bills with additional amendments.
These bills are significant to UH Manoa students because their passage as currently written would not only affect funds governing tuition, housing and construction but would also scoop Student Activity Fees from across the entire University of Hawaii system and add that money to the state's general fund.
The public opposition to these bills far outweighs those testifying in favor of slashing these special funds, represented primarily by Lowell Kalapa, president of the Tax Foundation of Hawaii.
What do you think of these bills? Tell us what you think in our comments.
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