CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. -0 43-06
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2006
RE: S.B. No. 3192
S.D. 1
H.D. 2
C.D. 1
Honorable Robert Bunda
President of the Senate
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
State of Hawaii
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2006
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. 3192, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO SISTER STATE AND PROVINCE RELATIONSHIPS,"
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 a Hawaii Sister State Committee to recommend sister state or province relationships to the Legislature for further action.
This measure will increase the oversight of Hawaii's Sister State program by establishing a Sister State Committee to evaluate and develop recommendations for the initiation of all sister state or province relationships. This strengthens Hawaii's Sister State program and increases the program's benefits to our State.
Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:
(1) Replacing all of the provisions with the language from S.B. No. 3192, S.D. 1, the primary difference of which is the number of members on the committee;
(2) Including a provision that the purpose of the committee shall be to advise the Governor and the Legislature on matters relating to sister state or province relations and relations, in general, between the State and the states or provinces of foreign countries;
(3) Including a provision that provides for a chair and vice chair of the committee to be appointed by the committee members from among themselves; and
(4) Making technical, non-substantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.
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. 3192, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 3192, S.D. 1, H.D. 2, C.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:
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ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE |
ON THE PART OF THE SENATE |
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____________________________ HELÉNE H. HALE, Co-Chair |
____________________________ J. KALANI ENGLISH, Chair |
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____________________________ JON RIKI KARAMATSU, Co-Chair |
____________________________ BRIAN T. TANIGUCHI, Co-Chair |
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____________________________ GLENN WAKAI, Co-Chair |
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