STAND. COM. REP. NO. 2744

Honolulu, Hawaii

RE:    S.B. No. 2780

       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. 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 and intent of this measure is to appropriate moneys for the business and technology transformation initiative.  This measure also authorizes issuance of general obligation bonds to develop and implement an integrated financial and human resource management system for the State.

     Your Committee finds that this measure will help make state operations more efficient and improve services provided by its agencies to the public.

     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. 2780, 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