Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Education, to which was referred H.B. No. 612 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to permanently establish the Hawaii State's Public Library System's ability to collect fees for enhanced services.

The Hawaii State Public Library System (HSPLS) supported this bill. A concerned citizen opposed this bill.

Your Committee finds that these fees allow HSPLS to support its service program and remain a leader of innovative library services to the residents of the State.

Your Committee has amended this bill by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Education that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 612, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 612, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.