STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1149-12

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

 

RE:   S.B. No. 2780

      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 Economic Revitalization & Business, to which was referred S.B. No. 2780, S.D. 1, entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING AND GENERAL SERVICEs,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to appropriate moneys for the business and technology transformation initiative, including by authorizing the issuance of general obligation bonds to develop and implement an integrated financial and human resource management system for the State.

 

     The Office of the Governor, Office of Information Management and Technology, and Hawaii Innovation Alliance testified in support of this measure.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

 

     (1)  Requiring that the Office of Information Management and Technology submit a report regarding the use of appropriated funds to the Legislature no later than 20 days prior to the convening of the Regular Session of 2013;

 


     (2)  Inserting the contents of H.B. No. 2712, Regular Session of 2012, to require state departments to attempt to sell or donate used office technology and equipment to schools, school districts, nonprofit organizations, or salvage businesses before disposal;

 

     (3)  Changing the effective date to July 1, 2112, to facilitate further discussion; and

 

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

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2780, S.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 2780, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Finance.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Economic Revitalization & Business,

 

 

 

 

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ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair