STAND

STAND. COM. REP. NO. 156

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2005

RE: H.B. No. 1031

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2005

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred H.B. No. 1031 entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE GOVERNMENT,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this bill is to ensure access and the delivery of government information, services, and proceedings to residents on the Neighbor Islands and in rural Oahu.

This bill:

(1) Requires the Governor to ensure that the public throughout the State has fair access to government information, services, and proceedings of the executive branch;

(2) Gives the Legislature responsibility for ensuring fair access to legislative information, services, and proceedings;

(3) Authorizes the Governor to establish a Statewide Fair Access Commission; and

(4) Directs the Commission and the Joint Legislative Access Committee to recommend ways to improve access to government by residents in outlying areas of the State.

The Governor's Office testified in support of this bill with amendments.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Legislative Management that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 1031 and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Legislative Management,

		____________________________ MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair