STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1821-12

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2012

RE:   S.C.R. No. 143

      S.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.C.R. No. 143, S.D. 1, entitled:

"SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REQUESTING THE STATE'S FULL COMPLIANCE WITH THE UNITED STATES OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET'S STATISTICAL POLICY DIRECTIVE NO. 15, ENTITLED "RACE AND ETHNIC STANDARDS FOR FEDERAL STATISTICS AND ADMINISTRATIVE REPORTING", AND THE PUBLICATION OF COLLECTED RACE AND ETHNICITY DATA SUBJECT TO APPLICABLE STATE AND FEDERAL LAWS,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to request the State’s full compliance with the United States Office of Management and Budget’s Statistical Policy Directive No. 15, entitled “Race and Ethnic Standards for Federal Statistics and Administrative Reporting”, and the publication of collected race and ethnicity data subject to applicable state and federal laws.  

     Your Committees received testimony in support of this measure from the Office of Hawaiian Affairs.

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Finance that is attached to this report, your Committee concurs with the intent and purpose of S.C.R. No. 143, S.D. 1, and recommends its adoption.

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

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MARCUS R. OSHIRO, Chair