CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO.102

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2001

RE: H.B. No. 840

H.D. 2

S.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the House of Representatives to the amendments proposed by the Senate in H.B. No. 840, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this bill is to establish the Data and Research Office for Children and Families within the Center on the Family (Center) at the University of Hawaii at Manoa.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this bill by:

(1) Eliminating all references to the Data and Research Office for Children and Families;

(2) Requiring the Hawaii Performance Partnerships Board (HPPB), with the assistance of the Center, to establish key indicators and data sets relevant to the health, education, and socioeconomic well-being of Hawaii's children and families;

(3) Requiring agencies of the State and its political subdivisions to assist and cooperate with HPPB in the performance of its duties relating to results and performance accountability, decision-making, and budgeting;

(4) Appropriating $100,000 for fiscal year 2001-2002 to HPPB to establish key indicator and data sets; and

(5) Making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity and style.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 840, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 840, H.D. 2, S.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

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NORMAN SAKAMOTO, Chair

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MICHAEL P. KAHIKINA, Co-Chair

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DAVID M. MATSUURA, Co-Chair

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ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair

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BOB NAKASONE, Co-Chair