STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1346-08

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2008

RE:   S.B. No. 868

      S.D. 2

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fourth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2008

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Legislative Management, to which was referred S.B. No. 868, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose of this bill is to ensure open communication between the Legislature and State boards and commissions.  This bill allows a board or commission, rather than a head of a department, to communicate directly with the Legislature or a legislative committee at the request of the Legislature or the legislative committee.

     The Office of the Governor and an individual testified in opposition to this bill.

     Your Committee finds that there are times when a board or commission may have views or opinions that differ from the department head or the Governor.  On these occasions, the department head may not be the appropriate representative for the board or commission.

     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 S.B. No. 868, S.D. 2, and recommends that it pass Second Reading and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

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

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MICHAEL Y. MAGAOAY, Chair