STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2636

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2528

       S.D. 2

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Ways and Means, to which was referred S.B. No. 2528, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO TECHNOLOGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to transfer the Hawaii 3T's School Laboratories Fund from the Department of Education to the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism.

     Written comments in support of this measure were submitted by the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism, and two individuals.

     Your Committee finds that the Economic Development Alliance of Hawaii, Inc., and the Department of Business, Economic Development, and Tourism share similar goals for deploying technology and broadband capabilities in the State.

     Your Committee further finds that this measure expands the description of computer labs to support multi-disciplinary courses of study, expands definitions, increases revenue streams, and demonstrates the State's commitment to providing enhanced technology resources and broadband capabilities to develop technology-based industries.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2050, to promote further discussion of this measure; and

     (2)  Making technical nonsubstantive amendments for purposes of clarity, style, and consistency.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Ways and Means that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2528, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2528, S.D. 2.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Ways and Means,

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair