CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 57

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2009

RE:    S.B. No. 659

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Colleen Hanabusa

President of the Senate

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Fifth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2009

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. 659, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO STATE FUNDS,"

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 amend the disclosure requirements for recipients of monetary awards by the State.  More specifically, this measure:

     (1)  Eliminates the requirement that the North American Industry Classification System code be part of the information that is posted on the website; and

     (2)  Requires the Department of Accounting and General Services to collaborate with the Department of Budget and Finance to collect and post on the website information about awards issued by the State.

     Your Committee has amended this bill by changing the effective date to July 1, 2009.

     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. 659, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 659, 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

____________________________ MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair

____________________________ DONNA MERCADO KIM, Chair