STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1555-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.B. No. 2773

      S.D. 1

      H.D. 1

Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Sixth State Legislature

Regular Session of 2012

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 2773, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

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.

The Department of Human Resources Development and Hawaii State Public Library System supported this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by making technical, nonsubstantive amendments for clarity, consistency, and style.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2773, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2773, S.D. 1, H.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Finance,

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair