Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2002

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 2206 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to allow the Department of Education (DOE) to utilize and hire attorneys other than the Attorney General (AG).

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the DOE and HGEA-AFSCME. Testimony in opposition was received from the AG.

Your Committee agrees with the finding of the Committee on Education that the current requirement of utilizing the AG's office precludes timely advice and assistance for the DOE.

Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical changes for proper drafting style.

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. 2206, as amended herein, and recommends that it be referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2206, S.D. 1.