CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 125

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: S.B. No. 617

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

 

 

Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 617, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO COURT INTERPRETER SERVICES,"

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 measure is to establish the Court Interpreting Services Revolving Fund to support court interpreting services program's educational services and program activities relating to the training, screening, testing, and certification of court interpreters.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

(1) Exempting the Court Interpreting Services Revolving Fund from the central service assessment as well as its pro rata share of administrative expenses for special funds; and

(2) Appropriating $100,000 from the Court Interpreting Services Revolving Fund for each year of the fiscal biennium.

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 S.B. No. 617, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 617, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

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SYLVIA LUKE, Co-Chair

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COLLEEN HANABUSA, Chair

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MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair

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BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair