CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 84-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                 , 2012

RE:    S.B. No. 2773

       S.D. 1

       H.D. 1

       C.D. 1

Honorable Shan S. Tsutsui

President of the Senate

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

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. 2773, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES,"

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 update chapter 312, Hawaii Revised Statutes, to more accurately reflect the duties and responsibilities of the Board of Education, Hawaii State Public Library System, and State Librarian with respect to the Hawaii State Public Library System.

     Your Committee on Conference finds that despite long-standing Board of Education and Hawaii State Public Library System practices, the Board of Education should play a more active role in overseeing the Hawaii State Public Library System.

     As such, your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Deleting the purpose section; and

     (2)  Deleting the language in this measure that would have given the State Librarian certain responsibilities, duties, and powers currently held by the Board of Education pursuant to sections 312-1, 312-2, 312-4.6, 312‑5, and 312-21, Hawaii Revised Statutes, but retaining language that authorizes the State Librarian to appoint one secretary and codifying that language under section 312-2.1, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

     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. 2773, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2773, S.D. 1, 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

____________________________ ROY TAKUMI, Co-Chair	____________________________ JILL TOKUDA, Chair
____________________________ MARILYN B. LEE, Co-Chair	____________________________ DAVID Y. IGE, Co-Chair
	____________________________ MICHELLE KIDANI, Co-Chair