CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 42

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2011

RE:    S.B. No. 742

       S.D. 2

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2011

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

     Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 742, S.D. 2, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE STATE FIRE COUNCIL,"

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 allow the State Fire Council to employ an Administrator and Administrative Assistant.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that currently, the State Fire Council has one part-time Administrative Assistant position, and there is no statutory provision for the hiring of staff.  The State Fire Council needs a full-time Administrator and an Administrative Assistant to assist the Council in carrying out its statutorily mandated duties to protect the public health and safety.

     Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by inserting an effective date of July 1, 2011.

     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. 742, 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. 742, 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

____________________________ HENRY J.C. AQUINO, Co-Chair	____________________________ WILL ESPERO, Chair
____________________________ KARL RHOADS, Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair
____________________________ TY CULLEN, Co-Chair