Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2001

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred H.B. No. 857, H.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to establish a Chief Information Officer position within the Office of the Governor on a temporary basis.

The Executive Assistant to the Governor and Special Advisor for Technology Development, Department of Accounting and General Services, and Office of Information Practices submitted testimony in support of this bill. The High Technology Development Corporation supported the intent of this bill.

Upon further consideration, your Committee has amended this bill by:

(1) Changing the appropriation amount to $1;

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 H.B. No. 857, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 857, H.D. 2.