STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2304

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 2838
                                        




Honorable Norman Mizuguchi
President of the Senate
Twentieth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2000
State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Education and Technology, to which was
referred S.B. No. 2838 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 a mechanism for
oversight of the Internet portal manager.

     In addition, this bill authorizes the setting of charges for
value added electronic services that will be collected by the
portal manager.

     Testimony in support of the measure was received from the
Governor's Special Advisor on Technology Development, Hawaii
State Public Library, Department of Accounting and General
Services, Office of Information Practices, and oral testimony
from the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs.

     Your Committee finds that the State has a contract with a
vendor to establish, develop, operate, maintain, and expand an
Internet portal to increase electronic access and commerce among
Hawaii residents, businesses, and government entities.

     Your Committee agrees that creating the Access Hawaii
Committee as an oversight mechanism for the Internet portal and
allowing the portal manager to add a separate charge for use of
the portal for some services are necessary to ensure proper use
of the Internet portal.

 
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     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Education and Technology that is attached to this
report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose
of S.B. No. 2838 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and
be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

                                   Respectfully submitted on
                                   behalf of the members of the
                                   Committee on Education and
                                   Technology,



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                                   DAVID Y. IGE, Chair

 
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