Honorable Robert Bunda

President of the Senate

Twenty-Third State Legislature

Regular Session of 2006

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2559 entitled:

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to clarify that members of all county boards and commissions are subject to the respective county code of ethics, regardless of whether the board or commission member was appointed or elected.

No testimony was submitted on this measure.

Your Committee finds that some counties treat appointed and elected members of boards and commissions differently with respect to complying with the county standards of conduct. Your Committee finds that both appointed and elected members should be subject to the standards of conduct in their jurisdiction.

Upon further consideration, your Committee amended this measure by:

(2) Making the measure effective upon approval; and

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Intergovernmental Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2559, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2559, S.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary and Hawaiian Affairs.