STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2087

                                   Honolulu, Hawaii
                                                     , 2000

                                   RE:  S.B. No. 3155
                                        




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

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No.
3155 entitled: 

     "A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIFORM INFORMATION
     PRACTICES ACT (MODIFIED),"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to establish an informational
practices special fund, to be used by the Office of Information
Practices (OIP) for government and public education.

     Your Committee finds that OIP has cut back its educational
activities and training sessions severely over the past several
years, as a result of budget cuts.  Your Committee believes that
this fund would help OIP to raise its level of educational
activities, and thus help government agencies and the public to
better understand the legal requirements of the Uniform
Information Practices Act.

     Testimony in support of this measure was submitted by OIP
and one individual.  Testimony expressing concerns about this
measure was submitted by the Department of Budget and Finance.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your
Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your
Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No.
3155 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred
to the Committee on Ways and Means.


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



                                   ______________________________
                                   AVERY B. CHUMBLEY, Co-Chair



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                                   MATTHEW M. MATSUNAGA, Co-Chair

 
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