STAND. COM. REP. NO.  1519

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

RE:   S.B. No. 1003

      S.D. 2

      H.D. 1

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

Sir:

     Your Committee on Finance, to which was referred S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 2, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to enhance protections for State data and information by authorizing the Chief Information Officer to conduct security audits of all Executive Branch departments and agencies regarding the protection of government information and data communication infrastructure.

The Department of Human Resources Development, Department of Transportation, and Office of Information Management and Technology testified in support of this measure.

     Your Committee has amended this measure by:

     (1)  Clarifying provisions in the measure that ensure audits conducted under the new section shall not infringe upon responsibilities assigned to the comptroller or auditor by any state or federal law; and

     (2)  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. 1003, S.D. 2, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 1003, S.D. 2, H.D. 1.

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

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SYLVIA LUKE, Chair