Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2003

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 1251, S.D. 1, entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to designate the Comptroller as the State's Chief Information Officer.

Your Committee finds that state agencies have taken a myriad of approaches to handling information technology, both internally and for public use. These different approaches have led to an inconsistent system where useful information cannot be shared due to incompatible systems and software. Your Committee finds that a Chief Information Officer is necessary to coordinate and consolidate existing systems to increase their compatibility and utility. The Comptroller, whose duties include managing the inventory and equipment for most state agencies, as well as oversight of the State's Information and Communication Services Division, is an appropriate position to handle the duties of the Chief Information Officer.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 1251, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.