STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2758

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2773

       S.D. 1

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. 2773, S.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LIBRARIES,"

begs leave to report as follows:

     The purpose and intent of this measure is to formally recognize the State Librarian as the top-level official, appointed by the Board of Education, responsible for administering the statewide library system.  The measure also authorizes the State Librarian to appoint a secretary.

     Your Committee received written comments in support of this measure from the Department of Human Resources Development.

     Your Committee finds that formal transfer of the duties in this measure to the State Librarian is appropriate.  Although the duties and responsibilities for acquisition of publications, expenditure of money, and related functions for the State Library were formally assigned to the Board of Education, the Board delegated these duties to the State Librarian many decades ago.  Your Committee further finds that this measure will more accurately reflect the existing practices of the Board of Education and the State Library.

     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. 2773, S.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

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

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DAVID Y. IGE, Chair