Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 685 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to include the Comptroller of the Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) as a member of the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board, and to name the Director of Health as an ex-officio, non-voting member.

Testimony in support of this bill was received from the Department of Health. DAGS provided comments.

Your Committee finds that the 2004 Legislature statutorily established the Wireless Enhanced 911 Board (Board) for the purpose of implementing statewide wireless enhanced 911 services. The Board was administratively attached to DAGS. However, due to a technical oversight, the Director of Health, rather than the Comptroller of DAGS, was named to the Board.

This bill corrects this oversight by naming the Comptroller to the Board, and relegating the Director of Health to an ex-officio, non-voting status. The appointment of the Comptroller to the Board will help to provide insight and support decisions involving administrative, fiscal, and technical considerations.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 685 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.