STAND. COM. REP. NO. 765

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 1999

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 536
                                        S.D. 1




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 1999
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B.
No. 536, S.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COMPUTER AND COMMUNICATION
     SYSTEMS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow state agency heads to
purchase computer and communication systems with proceeds from
the sale of general obligation bonds.

     Your Committee finds that the cost of computers and
communication systems can be an expensive undertaking for a state
agency.  At the same time, these systems are vital to the State
if Hawaii is to keep up with technological advances in managing
public safety database systems, networking with other agencies as
well as other states in the United States, and education
technology.  Your Committee further finds that the life of these
computers and communication systems plus their high initial cost
lend themselves to purchase via general obligation bonds.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
536, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.


 
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                                 Respectfully submitted on behalf
                                 of the members of the Committee
                                 on Ways and Means,



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                                 CAROL FUKUNAGA, Co-Chair



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                                 ANDREW LEVIN, Co-Chair

 
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