THE SENATE                           S.R. NO.              60
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE, 2000                                
STATE OF HAWAII                                            
                                                             
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                    SENATE  RESOLUTION

  REQUESTING THE GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS AND HOUSING COMMITTEE TO
    REVIEW CURRENT TELEPHONE USAGE AND TO DETERMINE WHETHER
    DEPARTMENTAL GUIDELINES NEED TO BE ESTABLISHED. 


 1        WHEREAS, the State currently uses a telephone system based
 2   on and including developments of the SELEX system first
 3   implemented in the early '90's; and
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 5        WHEREAS, the SELEX-type of telephone system establishes
 6   individual telephone lines for individual employees as opposed
 7   to the State's previous system which generally relied upon the
 8   use of centralized telephone systems and shared telephone lines
 9   for each office; and
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11        WHEREAS, although it is less likely that an office
12   telephone system will be overwhelmed under the SELEX-type of
13   telephone system, individual telephone lines may not be used as
14   extensively as needed to justify the expense of individual
15   telephone lines; and
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17        WHEREAS, departments, agencies, or offices, working with
18   the appropriate telecommunication representative from
19   Information and Communication Services Division, have the
20   option of establishing "key systems" which establish lines that
21   may be shared by employees thereby maximizing telephone line
22   use and minimizing expenses; and
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24        WHEREAS, not all state departments, agencies, or offices
25   may be aware of the option of installing a "key system" when
26   such a system might be suitable; now, therefore,
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28        BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the Twentieth Legislature
29   of the State of Hawaii, Regular Session of 2000, that the
30   Government Operations and Housing (GOH) Committee review
31   telephone line usage of State departments, agencies, and
32   offices and if necessary, recommend guidelines indicating when
33   "key systems" should be installed; and
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35        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the GOH Committee report any
36   findings and recommendations to the Senate no later than twenty
37   days prior to the adjournment of the Regular Session  of 2000;
38   and
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40        BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a certified copy of this

 
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 1   Resolution be transmitted to the President of the Senate and
 2   the Chair of the GOH Committee.
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