STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1455-00

                                 Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                   , 2000

                                 RE: S.B. No. 2838
                                     S.D. 1
                                     H.D. 1




Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No.
2838, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE INTERNET PORTAL,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish, on a special and
temporary basis, the Access Hawaii Committee (Committee) to
provide oversight of the Internet portal manager (portal manager)
by:

     (1)  Reviewing the annual strategic plan and periodic
          reports submitted by the portal manager;

     (2)  Reviewing and approving all charges to be assessed to
          portal users;

     (3)  Reviewing and approving service level agreements
          negotiated between government agencies and the portal
          manager;

     (4)  Reviewing annual financial reports and audits of the
          portal manager;

     (5)  Reviewing annual customer satisfaction surveys
          conducted by the portal manager; and


 
 
 
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     (6)  Reviewing the performance measures of the Internet
          portal.

     This measure also allows the charging of fees for value
added electronic services that will be collected by the portal
manager.

     The Governor's Special Assistant for Technology Development,
the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs, the Department
of Accounting and General Services, the Office of Information
Practices, and the Hawaii State Public Library System supported
this bill.  The Judiciary and the High Technology Development
Corporation supported the intent of this bill.
  
     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
2838, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Finance,



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                                   DWIGHT Y. TAKAMINE, Chair