STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1581-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 3105

      S.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred S.B. No. 3105, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO PUBLIC AGENCY MEETINGS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to allow boards and commissions to conduct on-site inspections of locations that are related to the board's business when public attendance is not practicable, upon the concurrence of the Director of the Office of Information Practices (OIP) instead of the Attorney General.

     OIP supported this bill.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 3105, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be placed on the calendar for Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,

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TOMMY WATERS, Chair