CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 24

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2007

RE:    S.B. No. 1315

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2007

State of Hawaii

Madam and 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. 1315, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE ACCESS HAWAII COMMITTEE,"

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:

     (1)  Codify sections of Act 292, Session Laws of Hawaii 2000, to make the Access Hawaii Committee, which provides oversight of the Internet portal manager, permanent; and

     (2)  Add a representative of the Legislature's data management system and the Administrative Director of the Judiciary to the Committee.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Increasing the total membership from thirteen to fifteen;

     (2)  Replacing a representative of the Legislature's data management system with a representative of the Senate appointed by the President of the Senate and a representative of the House of Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives; and

     (3)  Changing the effective date to upon approval.

     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. 1315, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1315, S.D. 2, 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

____________________________ KYLE T. YAMASHITA, Co-Chair	____________________________ CAROL FUKUNAGA, Chair
____________________________ ROLAND D. SAGUM III, Co-Chair	____________________________ SHAN S. TSUTSUI, Co-Chair